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Official Derptiles @derptiles.art · 26/01/2026

No one is illegal on stolen land, i think Spirit would agree (Spirit, Stallion of the Cimarron is a beautiful 2d animated movie, I recommend watching it if you havent)

Drawing of Spirit the horse holding a broken icicle (parody from the scene in the movie) text says “abolish ice”

Drawing of Spirit the horse holding a broken icicle (parody from the scene in the movie) text says “f🧲ck ice”

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Scout @moonheart.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

A mint in these trying times, perhaps? 🍬

Luna, a blue roan mare who looks black in her winter coat, reaches forward with her nose and mouth to examine the spearmint I have in my hand. She has an inquisitive, goofy look on her face with ears forward. Our donkey is barely visible in the background to the left of the picture.

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Scout @moonheart.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

I am so glad we deworm our horses now with positive reinforcement. It is SO much faster and efficient. 🪱

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Scout @moonheart.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

I’m gonna try to start posting here again. ✌️

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Ironpoint Equestrian @ironpointeq.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

This Celestial Constellation themed pouch is available for 💲65 Eye catching, durable, spacious, and machine washable-- this bag has it all! Perfect for R+ training, foraging, or as an everyday purse. DM to claim, or check out the "Pre-Made" tab on our Square Site to order.

Front Photo showing the pouch standing upright, with the pocket flap closed. The main fabric is printed in a dark blue to purple gradient with a gold celestial themed print. The shoulder strap is made of dark navy blue nylon and the metal clips & D rings are black metal.

Front photo showing the pouch standing upright with the pocket flap lifted, showing the inside that is printed with a darker complimentary celestial and zodiac in grey and sepia tones.

Side photo showing the strap attached by a D ring and a swivel snap clip made of dark plated stainless steel.

Back photo showing the pouch standing upright, with the celestial pattern

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Scout @moonheart.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Little blue filly coming into some work (slowly)! She just had some misc tasks today with no real goal, but she did well with that!

Luna, a blue roan mare, being taken at a walk on the line. She is completely visible and moving clockwise. She doesn’t look terribly thrilled, but not terribly bothered either. Her croup is really starting to roan out but her neck, not so much. She wears a gray pad with a standard looking roping saddle that has a light tan pommel.

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Tzar @pulsetzar.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

"I need advice but only the kind that confirms my pre existing worldview that caused this problem to begin with"

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Scout @moonheart.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

The aliens have landed 👾

A photo of Strawberry, mostly her head, but she is walking towards me so a leg is visible, wearing a pink fly mask that has a nose cover. Strawberry is a young, graying red base made. She has a pretty wide blaze that goes all the way down her nose, thus the need for a nose cover fly mask. Her ears are up as she looks at me holding up the phone.

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Tzar @pulsetzar.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Someday I'll make real tutorials instead of DRAW GOOD NOT BAD but for now I'm busy with school and just trying to dispel the idea of a horse hoof being a weird meat can

A blue canvas with purple drawings of hooves split up into "weird" and "natural". The weird side includes a bunch of drawings of mammal limbs ending in an awkward dark, shiny cylinder. The cylinder occasionally has a metal, U shaped horseshoe attached. The bottom is an ambiguous dark circle with no features. I derisively compare it to a plunger. There are many frownie faces. The natural side shows a normal horse's hoof, which has the cushy padded heel bulbs on the back, mostly similar to other mammalian feet, but with a nail covering the toe. It is more square and less tall and rectangular from the front. On the bottom, it's circular with a triangle in the middle coming from the heel bulbs and pointing towards the toe.

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Scout @moonheart.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

340 DAYS IN FOAL FOR WILDFIRE!!! 340 days is the average gestation length in horses; she really could have this baby very soon!

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Scout @moonheart.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

The moon overseeing Luna in the pasture 🌙

A picture taken mostly of the sky with pastel clouds from gathering dusk. The moon hangs high, nearly full. A black horse grazes under a bare tree in a pasture. She’s actually blue roan, but her winter coat turns her black. There’s a donkey also on the very left edge of the picture.

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Tzar @pulsetzar.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

"It doesn't make a meaningful difference for one person to recycle/rescue one animal/give to charity/pick up trash/literally any good deed" Partly correct, join us :)

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Weyodi OldBear- The Root and The Seed is available. @weyodi.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Here, amid the chaos, is my periodic reminder, if you don't have a livable planet nothing else matters.

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Scout @moonheart.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

The carefree face of a stud colt who doesn’t know his 🥜 are leaving tomorrow.

A picture from directly in front of Toast apparently receiving the best scratches of his life on his chest. He is a grulla champagne colt, which gives him slightly darker fur on his face, making an almost lavender color on the nose. He is tilting his head and pulling his lips into a parrot mouth shape. The lense focuses heavily on his snoot as he gently writhes. Flame can be sort of seen behind him, a chestnut gelding.

Toast reaches nirvana during scratchies. This is a photo of him sticking his head up straight into the air. The majesty of this stallion knows no bounds. The eye is squinted in thoughtful ecstasy as he giraffe necks.

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gen 🌿💐🐴🌏🌈 @clickerbabe.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Made for my insta but figured I’d share here too in case anybody finds it interesting! (3 more slides cont. in replies)

title of post: “Horses learn more effectively when experiencing positive emotions”

The goal of this study was to explore how emotions impact learning in horses.

34 riding horses from ages 3 to 21 were studied; half of the horses were given Synthetic Equine Appeasing Hormone (EAP) while the other half were not. Then, researchers analyzed the horses’ cognition and emotions in a reward-based learning task in order to determine if emotion affects learning ability.

Results showed that horses given the equine appeasing hormone (EAP) who had a more positive mental state also performed better on the learning task, giving more correct responses than horses not given EAP who had a more negative mental state.

The EAP group was correct 93% of the time, while the non-EAP/placebo group was only correct 58% of the time.

The task seemed to be equally physiologically arousing for horses given the appeasing hormone and horses not given the hormone. Emotional state did not seem to have an effect on heart rate or heart rate variability. Both groups showed a significant increase in baseline heart rate during the learning task, indicating some physiological arousal.

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Tzar @pulsetzar.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

"I've worked with hundreds of horses and positive reinforcement never worked!" There's a suspicious common denominator here and it's not if horse's behavior can be modified by food LOL

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Scout @moonheart.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Mar 1st ▶️ today! Wildfire is gearing up slowly for foaling! Most of this is probably edema, but she’s definitely progressing.

An older pic of Wildfire’s udder. It’s definitely bigger than normal, but most is likely edema.

The latest picture of Wildfire’s udder! Definitely more swollen, so probably more edema, but we’re getting closer to the foaling window with this progress.

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Scout @moonheart.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

True love is playing a whistle audio bc you can’t whistle to keep up with your boyfriend’s horse’s recall training

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Scout @moonheart.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Wildfire is 320 days pregnant TODAY!! She is now free to foal at anytime after this date. She’s not giving anything close to imminent foaling signs, so she’ll probably cook it into March. 🫶

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Scout @moonheart.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

You must pay the 🍓 tax to keep scrolling

Strawberry, a greying red (roan?), reaches over the bars of the fence to pilfer what she believes to be food, but I was in fact empty-handed. She has a big blaze that covers her entire snoot, ans demands to be booped with its appearance. All you can see really is her nose and lips, her right eye and cheek, and her big ears poking up from behind.

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Scout @moonheart.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Thought I would repost this bittersweet memorial piece I did for one of my very good friends of the colt they had that passed. It'll be three years since his passing, and I know he is still greatly missed. #horseart #horseartist #equineartist #memorialart

A memorial piece of a black tobiano (paint) horse. He is depicted as a pegasus here with wings that match his fur pattern. He flies above a still lake, his furthest hoof almost touching the water's surface and casting a reflection of his legs below. The sunset is brilliant and sets the sky full of fiery orange and whimsical purple to be this beloved colt's backdrop. There is some nondescript land visible across the horizon.

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lucaswaldron.bsky.social @lucaswaldron.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

NEW: A first-of-its-kind analysis by @propublica.org found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% after Texas’ near-total abortion ban went into effect in September 2021. www.propublica.org/article/texa...

A line chart depicts data from 2017 to 2023. The line is labeled "Sepsis rate". The line starts at 2.9% in 2017 and hovers around 3% through 2021. The line spikes up in 2022 and 2023, where it ends at 4.9%. The years 2022 -2023 are labeled "Years abortion was banned."

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Akhal-Teke Foundation @akhaltekefoundation.org · 20/02/2025

Have you seen an Akhal-Teke horse today? . 📷 Akhal-Teke stallion Aituar, MID, Kazakhstan, by Artur Baboev Horse photography #akhalteke #stallion #hoodedeyes #blackstallion

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Scout @moonheart.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Happy Valentine’s Day from our Blue Valentine filly! 💜

Luna, a young blue roan mare who looks solid black in her winter rags, loaves on the paddock in some old hay and grass. She looks with ears forward curiously at the camera with me crouched in front of her behind the phone. The sky is blue and littered with wispy clouds.

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Encyclopaedia Britannica @britannica.com · 12/02/2025

Encyclopædia Britannica will continue to use ‘Gulf of Mexico’ for a few reasons: -We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S. -The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous. 🧵⬇️

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Scout @moonheart.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

A particularly round Wildfire on her 10 months and 1 day bumpdate 🫶

Wildfire, a flaxen chestnut mare, stands facing away from the camera at three quarters angle. Her tail is swept by the cool breeze, and her expression isn’t thrilled (lol). She’s getting quite round in her belly due to the growing foal.

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FINNKY! ⋆˚࿔ @felinequine.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

and the moon loved the sea #aethelanrp

A glowing white unicorn embracing a dark blue hippocampus emerging from the sea
Two quotes reading "A secret. She whispered." and "A secret. He promised"

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August J. Pollak @augustjpollak.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Because in the United States, it’s legal to feed chicken shit to cattle. That’s why. That’s literally the reason www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...

Why is the USA the only country in the world with bird flu H5N1 ripping through cattle herds?

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Scout @moonheart.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Want to see some foal movement? 🥰

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Scout @moonheart.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Tari putting out the moves for Chica. She’s predictably unimpressed 😆

Tari, an aged, red dun stallion, prances up to Chica, a bay mare with two white socks. Tari’s neck is arched as he strikes a pose on his approach. Chica is hard to impress; her ears are back as she scowls at his advances.

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Tzar @pulsetzar.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Love getting to hooves actually on time lol I should probably invest in more hoof mud to get rid of the last of that white line disease but I'm not super worried about it. Also last photo shows an untrimmed front vs after the trim.

A photo of the bottom of a hoof held in a gloved hand and leaned up against someone's knee where there's a hole in the jeans. It's a good hoof with a dark almost blue sole. It's slightly asymmetrical but very robust with huge, wide heels.

A photo of the same hoof from the side with slight silver feathering. The fever rings that do exist are very very subtle, making it one smooth, continuous surface. There's a bevel around the toe that's barely perceptible in the dirt.

A photo of the two front feet, one untrimmed and the other trimmed. The trim one is straighter, at a better angle, and baring most of her weight.

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Tzar @pulsetzar.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Had fun playing in the snow lol! gf @moonheart.bsky.social took photos

A photo of a man in a black helmet, jeans, and a black sweatshirt riding a dark brown mare with a light blonde mane in western tack and a sidepull through the snow in front of evergreens.

The brown horse and rider walking mostly away from the camera, the horse's neck stretched way out as she inspects a nearby tree closely.

The horse and rider far away between the trees, looking off into tht distant pasture and forest.

The horse and rider, both looking enthusiastic, moving towards the camera. You can see the horse's star and rider's beard.

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Scout @moonheart.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

I wish I could see into the mares’ bellies and see what color these foals are. 😣

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Scout @moonheart.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

I think I just found my new banner. I love my little blue mare. She really impressed me yesterday. 💜

Me riding Luna through our snowy paddock. I am wearing an orange hoodie and grey sweatpants; my helmet is blue and green (and very hard to make it out, but it has a T. rex decal on it). Luna looks like a regular ranch horse, she is a lithe blue roan mare, but the roan is less visible in her black winter coat. She walks out against the fence line with a big stride; the snow is up to her fetlocks. Her expression is alight with curiosity. She wears a hackamore with a purple and pink mecate. Shes donned in my medium brown barrel saddle and a gray pad. The woods beyond is steeped with bare trees covered in snow. The sky is somewhat more tinted blue than the snow but not by much. A large bird is flying overhead way in the distance.

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Char Reed | Animal Webcomic | The Golden Troupe @charreedart.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Part time work has been slow due to the holidays and when i dont work, I dont get paid, so I’m offering select commission sizes at half off! If you’re interested, please check it out. Likes/comments/shares help too ❤️ Pets: charreed.com/products/per... Characters: charreed.com/products/cha...

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Scout @moonheart.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Just me and the best stallion all bundled up for the snow! ❄️

Tari and I standing together. I am looking at the camera at smiling. I’m wearing my signature cold weather outfit: mulberry coveralls and my orange Jurassic Park hoodie. I’m also wearing a ball cap and have a pink warmer around my neck. Most of Tari’s body is obscured, but I’m cradling his head in my hand with his face next to mine. Tari has his ears up and forward, and his eyes are bright. Snow covers the ground and still falls steadily. Tari is dusted in powdered snow. He is a red dun Quarter Horse stallion.

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Scout @moonheart.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

“It is a good life we lead, brother.” “The best. May it never change.” “And may it never change us.” Hanging out with Tari during his hoof trim. 🫶

A picture taken on hoof trim day by my boyfriend, Ray. Ivory, our hoof trimmer and one of my best friends, and I are taking what looks to be a break from the hoof trimming extravaganza. In reality, we’re letting my senior stallion, Tari, a red dun in color, bask in the chilly wind and warm sun. We were one hoof in and, once Ivory finished it, we put the hoof down and he immediately relaxed. He sighed, licked and chewed, and his eyes got heavy; all signs that the nervous system was coming down. We let him have that moment and just watched, privileged to give this stallion the end of life care he deserves. Ivory is squatted ont he ground to the left, all bundled up in winter gear, though her hair pokes out in a bun on the top of her head. I am on the right and am laid down on my side in the grass, propped up by my elbow. I’m wearing an orange hoodie and mulberry coveralls. You can see one of Tari’s mares Chica, a bay, in the background eating hay.

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Scout @moonheart.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

👋 2024 and 🤗 2025! Let’s hope this year is a bit less emotionally demanding, and a bit more uplifting. Still, many experiences to be thankful for!

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Jack The Vulture @jackthevulture.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Why did i start a painting at like 3 am

Sketchbook page showing a gouache painting of a horse facing to the left with its head low as if to reach for grass. The horse is a reddish bay with black main and tail, a white blaze on its face, and white flecks of fur spotted about its coat. It is framed by a swatch of warm green with blades of grass and flowers at its feet.

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☆ @starscreamuwu.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

This little Apatosaurus is ready to pull the sleigh. 🦕 She is wishing you a very Happy Holidays!!! #sauropod #apatosaurus #dinosaur #paleoart #merrychristmas #reindeer

An Apatosaurus, a longnecked dinosaur, who is warm brown tones, is standing in the middle of some snow. The snow is falling gently around her; it even covers her feet some and a portion of her tail. She wears some festive gear, ready to pull a sleigh much like a reindeer! Some of the gear, on her face, neck, and tail, has little bells on it. The sky in the background is pale blue, matching her eyes. The piece has a white vignette bordering it.

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avi 🌧️ @barghest-land.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

A new life 🌖 Another addittion to the early horses series - pliohippus mare with her newborn foal. #paleoart #sciart

A digital drawing of a pliohippus mare with her newborn foal.
Two horses stand on a dark background, the mare is mostly white, with black markings on the head, legs and stripes on the neck. The mare also has a bit of blood near her tail, but not too much. The baby is dark grey, standing near their mom, one of their legs is still wrapped in a part of a fetal membrane, which will be off very soon, as the foal is already standing and will start to move more.
Above them is a big planet with a small satellite moon on the orbit.

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EmyChu 🍄🐸🌿 @emychu.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Merychippus and a Happy New Year ! ✨🌿 feel free to send this cards to annoy your friends with fun facts about ancient proto-horses ☝️🤓 #paleoart #paleomemes #paleontology

In the card are featured Merychippus (Ruminant-Horse), Eohippus (Dawn-Horse) Mesohippus (Middle-Horse)

"Merychippus! and a happy new year!"

The earliest common ancestor of the modern horse is the unsuspecting, five-toed Eohippus, which lived in the early Eocene about 52 mya.*

then, 40 mya in the early Oligocene, the now only three-toed Mesohippus grazed on fruits and leaves in the ancient North-American forest.

And finally, on Christmas day 15 mya in the Miocene, a very merry and chipper Merychippus galloped along the plains - spreading holiday cheer!**

* mya - million years ago
**at this point, Santa has not evolved yet

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