{"id":4033,"date":"2019-09-18T12:31:29","date_gmt":"2019-09-18T12:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/?p=4033"},"modified":"2019-09-18T12:32:38","modified_gmt":"2019-09-18T12:32:38","slug":"clip-of-the-week-female-appaloosa-horse-grooming-a-male","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/18\/clip-of-the-week-female-appaloosa-horse-grooming-a-male\/","title":{"rendered":"Clip of the Week &#8211; female Appaloosa horse grooming a male"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Clip of the Week<\/h3>\n<p>This week&#8217;s clip shows a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/stock-video\/slow-motion-clip-of-a-female-appaloosa-horse-grooming-a-male-bristol\/search\/detail-0_01626566.html\">female Appaloosa horse grooming a male<\/a>, and it was filmed near our hometown of Bristol by Ben Gillett.\u00a0<span>The name Appaloosa is derived from the Palouse River, where these horses were originally bred by the Nez Perce Indians. They were selected for their colourful coat pattern, and to be the strongest, fastest, hardiest, most tractable and versatile horse breed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"padding: 56.25% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/352691620?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/h3>\n<h3>Appaloosa horses today<\/h3>\n<p>The Appaloosa breed was almost wiped out when the Nez Perce Indians finally surrendered to US cavalry in 1877, and their horses were confiscated.<span> But it was resurrected again by Claude Thompson of Oregon who started the Appaloosa Horse Club in 1938, with only a handful of stock. Today the ApHC has over 600,000 registered horses, and the breed is flourishing. The original characteristics of versatility, hardiness and tractability of temperament continue to make Appaloosa horses highly sought after.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Ben shares how he shot the footage<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;<span>I was out walking in some nearby fields and came across two horses minding their own business. After their initial competition for handfuls of fresher grass from my side of the stone wall, the pair contented themselves with a little mutual grooming within easy lens-reach of my position. Using their teeth, they scratched and bit at one another\u2019s necks, between the shoulders. They did this for no more than ninety seconds or so; just long enough for me to record the behaviour in slow-motion. The stills I shot at the same time failed to illustrate the nature of the mutual delight the back-scratching delivered.<\/span><span>&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery gallery-4033 style-scrollingstrip'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01130887.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Appaloosa horse trotting through snow {Equus caballus} USA.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01130887.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01130887-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01130887-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01130887-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01130887-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01130887-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01130887-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01130887-320x214.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01130887-375x251.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01130887-900x602.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01130887-158x106.jpg 158w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Appaloosa horse trotting through snow {Equus caballus} USA.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>01130887<\/strong> by Lynn M Stone<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon portrait'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01372194.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"A traditionally dressed Crow Indian man rides an appaloosa horse during the parade, at the annual Indian Crow Fair, at Crow Agency, near Billings, Montana, USA, August 2011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01372194.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01372194-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01372194-300x301.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01372194-768x771.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01372194-320x321.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01372194-375x376.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01372194-600x602.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01372194-900x904.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01372194-106x106.jpg 106w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"A traditionally dressed Crow Indian man rides an appaloosa horse during the parade, at the annual Indian Crow Fair, at Crow Agency, near Billings, Montana, USA, August 2011\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>01372194<\/strong> by Kristel Richard<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01194548.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Native American wearing traditional costume with wolf skin, riding Appaloosa horse, Colorado, USA. Model released\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01194548.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01194548-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01194548-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01194548-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01194548-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01194548-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01194548-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01194548-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01194548-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01194548-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01194548-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Native American wearing traditional costume with wolf skin, riding Appaloosa horse, Colorado, USA. Model released\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>01194548<\/strong> by Shattil & Rozinski<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"782\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01546924.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Formerly wild Appaloosa mare nursing filly at Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary, South Dakota, USA. May.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01546924.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01546924-150x115.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01546924-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01546924-768x587.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01546924-320x244.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01546924-375x286.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01546924-600x458.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01546924-900x687.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01546924-139x106.jpg 139w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Formerly wild Appaloosa mare nursing filly at Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary, South Dakota, USA. May.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>01546924<\/strong> by Carol Walker<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clip of the Week This week&#8217;s clip shows a female Appaloosa horse grooming a male, and it was filmed near our hometown of Bristol by Ben Gillett.\u00a0The name Appaloosa is derived from the Palouse River, where these horses were originally bred by the Nez Perce Indians. They were selected for their colourful coat pattern, and&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/18\/clip-of-the-week-female-appaloosa-horse-grooming-a-male\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"button\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-video"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4033"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4033"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4033\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4042,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4033\/revisions\/4042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}