Underestimated?

The intelligence, compassion and heart of the horse has long been underestimated.



This video, by photographer Pam Nickoles, tells the story of what she described as the longest and most feirce battle between two stallions she has ever witnessed. And for what?

This battle was over a young palomino foal who had gotten separated from its mother by rolling under a barbed wire fence, the stallion called Chaco was the victor and became the foals self appointed guardian. After the initial battle, defending the foal from the paint stallion, that same stallion returned with another bachelor stallion and Chaco fought the two of them into the darkness of night.

The next morning to everyone's amazement, the small foal was still alive and well, being cared for and guided by Chaco. He coaxed the little one through a gate and all the way down a hill to its mother Sierra.

From our human perspective we can only speculate on why Chaco would have taken on this duty and taken it so seriously, but it is clear from that perspective he is a hero!

To see more go to Pam Nickoles Photography