WATCH: This Horse Really Loves Shinedown
The only thing more amusing than watching humans rock out to their favorite band is watching animals react to music. There’s something instinctual that clicks when the rhythm of a song takes over. We see it when dolphins dance in sync, and when parrots bop their bodies, and… when horses headbang.
Thanks to a viral TikTok, we’ve found Brent Porche‘s spirit animal in the stables of Autumn Purdy, a Canadian photographer and equestrian whose penchant for rock and metal has caught on with her horses. In the clip below, this feisty mare was caught headbanging to Shinedown’s 2008 single “Sound of Madness.” Clearly, she’s a fan – no horsing around here.
@emilyautumnpurdy @Shinedown is 1000/10 @Lauri Norris we have your horse 🤘🏻🐴 #rockhorse
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This horse isn’t a one-trick pony; she loves other songs, too, and the heavier the better. Watch her rock out to Drowning Pool…
@emilyautumnpurdy She genuinly likes to rock out 🤘🏻 #QH #quarterhorse #rockon
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…and Rammstein…
@emilyautumnpurdy Rammstein gets a 10/10 #rockhorse
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…but she was lukewarm on Rage Against the Machine. Maybe “Bulls on Parade” would hit different with a horse.
@emilyautumnpurdy Maybe the chorus is better #rockhorse
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The members of Shinedown haven’t reacted yet to the “Sound of Madness” video, but with the number of views the clips are racking up on TikTok, it’s only a matter of time.
So, what should the horse listen to next? We think the Rolling Stones’ “Wild Horses” would be appropriate. So would “A Horse with No Name” by America, but that might be too quiet for this filly.
The language of music is universal, and we’re happy to share it with any and all beings – after all, WMMR is the “home of the rock n’ roll animals” (throwback reference for our longtime listeners!).
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