{"id":4780,"date":"2023-11-11T05:13:49","date_gmt":"2023-11-11T04:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/?p=4780"},"modified":"2023-11-11T05:13:49","modified_gmt":"2023-11-11T04:13:49","slug":"horse-keeps-escaping-to-visit-his-friends-at-dementia-unit-who-love-him-and-give-him-carrots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/?p=4780","title":{"rendered":"Horse keeps escaping to visit his friends at dementia unit who love him and give him carrots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Panda, a palomino paint horse, spends her days being trained as a riding horse. 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cg8yaxLJfPt\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Maija Vance (@maija_vance)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow many times has my horse got loose and run into the dementia unit in town and I had to ride him home\u2026\u201d Panda\u2019s owner Maija Vance asks in a TikTok video.<\/p>\n<p>The answer to that question is: twice.<br \/>\nPanda has gotten loose twice so far, forcing Vance to chase after her and ride her back home.<\/p>\n<p>You can hear Vance in her videos apologizing to others for her horse running around on the loose.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m so sorry this has happened again,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>But even Vance admits that Panda should have to bear all the blame.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, she takes 100 percent of the responsibility. She was just trying to do something nice for other people.<\/p>\n<p>But, unfortunately, it backfired a bit.<br \/>\n\u201cThis is 100% my fault. I took him to the dementia unit to visit the patients. They loved him and gave him carrots. Now he tries to find ways to get loose and run into town and ends up back there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s what the onscreen text reads in one of Vance\u2019s TikTok videos as she tries to coax her house into coming back home.<\/p>\n<p>Commenters on TikTok believe that Panda would much rather be a therapy horse than a riding horse.<br \/>\n\u201cHe really wants to be a therapy pony\u2026let him follow his dreams!\u201d said one commenter.<\/p>\n<p>Others said he just likes being around his \u201cfriends\u201d at the dementia unit.<br \/>\n\u201cOK but this is so sweet. He wants to go back to see his friends,\u201d said another commenter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@maija.vance\/video\/7145307832995302658\" data-video-id=\"7145307832995302658\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;\" >\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@maija.vance\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@maija.vance?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">@maija.vance<\/a> Replying to @mercury.n.the.snail <a title=\"therapyhorse\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/therapyhorse?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#therapyhorse<\/a> <a title=\"horses\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/horses?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#horses<\/a> <a title=\"palominopaint\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/palominopaint?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#palominopaint<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - MAIJA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7145307899462470401?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c original sound &#8211; MAIJA<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs someone who works in a nursing home I can guarantee you the residents love it whenever they catch a glimpse and he is the talk of the town. Also personally my job satisfaction would be a lot higher if I had a random horse that occasionally appeared,\u201d one person commented.<\/p>\n<p>Horses are known to have excellent memories giving them the ability to remember people and faces.<\/p>\n<p>But others say that he just really likes his carrots.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTalk about \u2018never forgetting.\u2019 He only forgets what \u2018woah\u2019 means but not where he got carrots,\u201d a TikToker said.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently, horses actually \u201cnever forget.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They especially remember friends \u201d and people who treated them well, according to NBC News.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, they also understand words better than previously thought.<br \/>\nHorses have \u201cexcellent memories\u201d so they can remember their human friends after being separated from them for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>As well as intricate problem-solving strategies even after a decade or more.<\/p>\n<p>Please SHARE this with your friends and family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Panda, a palomino paint horse, spends her days being trained as a riding horse. 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