A Horse, But The Mares Reaction Has Melted Hearts
Theres nothing unusual about a two-year-old child cuddling a kitten or playing with the
family dog. However, seeing a toddler alongside a powerful
mustang is a little more out of the ordinary. But Emma Dunn had no fear of walking alongside
her horse in 2013. At one point in Emma and her horses journey,
however, the reins slipped from the little girls little hands and into the snowy ground
beneath her.
But, as it happens, the mare behind her, Cinnamon,
had the most unexpected reaction to her leaders mistake. Its perhaps no surprise that young Emma
was so comfortable around horses, though. After all, her dad, Justin, had begun riding
as a child and had made horsemanship his career as an adult. Aside from private training, he also led rides
for children with cancer.
And, most importantly, Justin worked to build
strong friendships and mutual understanding between humans and horses. Trade places with your horse and treat
them the way you would want to be treated, his website reads. That sort of respect would go a long way with
a mustang such as Cinnamon the one that Emma led by her reins. The breed is known for being headstrong and
willful at first; once mustangs are fully trained, however, they can be a pleasure to
ride.
Whats more, Justin had only spent 25 days
training Cinnamon before his two-year-old daughter took the horses reins. During that time, though, Emma and the mustang
had forged a close link, according to a 2014 report from Tulsa radio station KRMG. And Emma and Cinnamons friendship is evident
in a video that Justin shared to his business Facebook page. There, the toddler is seen in a puffy pink
snowsuit and holding her beloved horses reins.
Then at the beginning of the footage, Justin
is heard asking, Whats that horses name? But while Emma tries her best, she cant
quite articulate all of the syllables in her horses name. Perhaps as a result, her dad steps in to provide
some clarification. Thats Cinnamon? He said, to which
Emma answers with a defiant, Yeah! Then Justin asks, Are you going to bring
her up here to the house? And with that, Emma starts walking, reins
still in hand. Then, although Cinnamon hesitates for a second,
she eventually begins following her leader at a slow trot.
And with each of her steps, the swish of the
two-year-olds snowsuit is audible. As Emma walks, though, she gets quicker and
quicker, which causes her dad to issue a warning to his tiny daughter. Go slow so you dont trip, Justin
advises. Emma responds by looking back at Cinnamon
and letting out a happy squeal.
You like that horse? Emmas dad then asks her, likely knowing
what his daughters answer would be. Yeah, her names Cinnamon, Emma says,
pronouncing her horses name without the second syllable. Thats when the two-year-old lost a bit
of her control over the horses reins. Stop right there, Justin advises the
toddler.
As she stops, however, Cinnamon does the same
and this causes Emma to tangle the reins. Somehow, she has a strap wrapped around her
tiny leg. When Emma finally gets herself untangled from
the reins, though, she tries to pick the long rope up from its middle. But, again, her dad provides a little bit
of wisdom to help his daughter lead Cinnamon safely.
Nope, he calls, Pick them up so she
doesnt step on them. And when her leader had dropped her reins,
Cinnamon could have taken off or kept walking on her own. Instead, she sweetly stands by and watches
as Emma fumbles while scooping up the reins then finally gets back onto her feet. Once Emma has a handle on the reins, though,
Justin gives her the green light to start walking again.
Nevertheless, he also tells his two-year-old
to stay on the road as she continues on her way toward the familys home. And, apparently, Emma and Cinnamons sweet
trek through the snow was exemplary of the relationship between the pair. Thats according to the little girls
dad, who wrote in a Facebook post when he shared the video, These two had and still
have a special bond. Cinnamon Girl LOVES her Emma.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the adorable video
of Emma and Cinnamon connected with a lot of people across the internet, too. Justins original post sharing the video
has 86,000 shares, for instance, while a separate upload of the clip on YouTube has garnered
more than 4.8 Million views. Since then, Justin has continued to share
videos of his horses on Facebook, and many of the clips feature Emma as she grows up
alongside her extra-large pets. In footage from 2018, she and her dad are
even seen conducting a live chat with their followers about what else horses.
And, as it happens, the two gave an update
on Cinnamons relationship with Emma during that conversation. A lot of youve asked how Emmas doing
and how Cinnamons doing, Justin says in the video. Before he can respond completely, though,
Emma answers for him with her hands. Theyre both double thumbs-up, her
dad says in response to his daughters signal.
In the same video, Emma also tries to imagine
her life without horses. The then-seven-year-old explains, however,
I wouldnt feel any happier. Id be always miserable. Then she and her dad confirm something that
viewers have known all along.
We love our horses, Justin says..
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