Video Of The Week - Friesian Horse Is Stable Lock Opener Extraordinaire

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To say that Mariska, a Friesian mare who resides at the Misty Meadows Farm in Midland, Michigan is a smart horse, is an understatement. After all, which animal can figure out how to escape from its stable by deftly open the latch! If that doesn't impress you how about this? After she strolls out, Mariska calmly goes and opens the stable doors of her friends and encourages them to take off too!

And, it gets better - The one door she breezes right past even though it is adjacent to her own stable, is the one where her mother Trienke, who also happens to be the 'boss' mare resides! Mariska's owner, Sandy Donem says that they did not teach the horse to do this - It's a skill she has learnt by practicing really hard.

The smart horse began her quest by first learning how to grab the zipper tabs on her owner's jackets and pulling them up and down. Once she had mastered that, she began drawing out Sandy's hair ties and even grabbing and eating the jingle bells of an antler head band she was once wearing. Then came the opening and closing of paddock doors and finally, the stable lock!

In fact, it has gotten so bad that Sandra and her husband Don have had to install a second lock at the bottom of Mariska's door! We have a feeling that sooner or later, this smart mare is going to figure out how to open that too!

Resources: Telegraph.co.uk,horestalk.co.nz

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  • Cow girlsover 5 years
    We❤️❤️Horses
    • anime girlover 5 years
      that is super cute horse ever
      • anime girlover 5 years
        the horse is so smart it can really can unlock the doors .if some one look at the horse they are smart mare are so sassy like them they are my favortie mare ever .and the galding are smart to they can be very stubern horse
        • Monteover 5 years
          This horse is a savage!!!
          • theponyppeepover 5 years
            i looooooooooove this video!! so adorable!!!!!!
            • Hannahthehorselover 5 years
              I have a horse like this but she doesn't unlock stall doors
              • Horselover101almost 6 years
                So cute
                • Animal loveralmost 6 years
                  Sooo cute
                  • True friesianalmost 6 years
                    Cute
                    • HSSIONalmost 6 years
                      soooooooooooo CUTEEEE