Notes about Horses | Full Documentary

🐎 *Watch the full documentary Notes about Horses* Filmed among free-living horses in the mountains of Spain, this documentary reveals the emotional, social and cooperative lives of wild horses — guided by ethologist Lucy Rees. This is a rare and intimate study of equine behavior in freedom, showing how relationships are built through affection rather than dominance. 🤍 *This film is free — and will always be* Notes about Horses was made possible through collective support, with the commitment that it would remain freely accessible to everyone. If this work resonates with you and you’d like to help the project continue growing, you can support it here: 🌿 *Support the project* Donation: https://www.donationalerts.com/r/notassobrecaballos PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/pools/c/9n2Am6OTHc DVD: https://notassobrecaballos.etsy.com 🎬 *About the film* Duration: 52 minutes Scientific consultancy and narration: *Lucy Rees* — www.lucyrees.com Cinematography & Editing: *Alla Ish Shadrova* — www.allashadrova.com This documentary follows wild-born horses across family life, learning, adolescence, social bonds, and cooperation between stallions — challenging traditional ideas about dominance and hierarchy. It invites us to rethink how horses (and perhaps humans) build societies based on connection, memory, and emotional intelligence. 📌 *Stay connected* SUBSCRIBE for more kino-equine stories: / @notassobrecaballos More about the project: Vimeo OTT: https://notesabouthorses.vhx.tv/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088589629555 Instagram: @notassobrecaballos 00:00 – 02:38 The power of affection in the wild — How love and social bonds shape the lives of free-roaming horses. 02:39 – 04:14 The first bond — Birth, first contact, sensory recognition, and early attempts to nurse. 04:15 – 07:28 Learning to live — The first days: coordination, exploration, maternal protection, and first warnings. 07:29 – 08:12 Siblings at play — The importance of sibling bonds and the wisdom of an experienced mother. 08:13 – 11:46 Respectful fatherhood — The stallion protects without imposing; a story of boundaries and learning. 11:47 – 14:25 First social steps — Discovering the environment, self-learning, and early interactions. 14:26 – 15:46 Imitating the father — Play, instinct, mistakes, and learning. The filly begins to understand the world. 15:47 – 18:25 Confusion and family — The importance of recognition, scent, memory, and protection. 18:26 – 20:26 Shared responsibility — The mother’s changing role and the growing independence of the foal. 20:27 – 21:12 First friendships — Fillies play in synchrony; colts spar. Bonds diversify. 21:13 – 22:13 Adolescence — As they reach sexual maturity, young horses leave their natal band. No inbreeding. 22:14 – 25:11 Bachelors on the move — Young males wander, learn, and play as they prepare for stallionhood. 25:12 – 29:37 Mutual choice — Mares choose the stallion. Affection, trust, and new beginnings. 29:38 – 32:11 First year as a stallion — The colt’s education as the father’s duty. Tense encounters between bands. 32:12 – 34:36 Mare with foal, roaming — Solitude, overload, and risks for mares without a band. The stallion meets his limits. 34:37 – 36:11 Chronic conflict — The ongoing tension between two stallions pushes everyone’s patience to the edge. 36:12 – 38:30 Screams and respect — Stallions acknowledge each other, mark territory, and teach their watching sons. 38:31 – 42:03 The young mare in heat — Hormonal impulses, confusion, premature courtship, and social interference. 42:04 – 44:22 Adolescent love — Between jealousy, failed courtship, and desire, stallions must read the signs well. 44:23 – 47:51 Conflict and play — Encounters between stallions, adult play, and gestures of family affection. 47:52 – 50:18 Rest and bonds — During rest, affection is expressed: heads leaning, synchrony, and trust. 50:19 – 51:36 Paternal cooperation — Two stallions who once competed now join forces to protect their band. 51:58 – 52:22 Voluntary return — Ispi and Bitxi return to Zoro after a trial period in another band. *Love, in all its forms — between parents, offspring, friends, or partners — is not only human* Wild horses depend on affection for survival: it keeps the herd united and safe. When isolated, they suffer anxiety — just like us. Traditional science, focused on aggression and control, has long misunderstood their behavior. Notes About Horses reveals a different truth: wild horses are organized by empathy and emotional intelligence, not by dominance. We have much to learn from horses. Funded by contributors on Goteo.org With support from Friends of Thoreau Research Group (Instituto Franklin, University of Alcalá), Fundación General (FGUA), LifeWatch ERIC “eHorse Project”, and EU Innovation & Science Funds for Andalusia. *Thank you for watching and for helping this story of freedom and affection reach others*