Heartbreaking Video Shows Horse Crying At Owner's Funeral

A video which appears to show a horse crying at his owner's funeral has gone viral.

The clip really knows how to stirrup the emotions; you can tell his owner was his mane man.

The poor bloke, Wagner de Lima Figueiredo, died in Paraiba, north east Brazil and he and his horse had an especially close relationship. So much so that the horse was brought to his funeral.

During the video, Sereno the horse begins stamping his feet and whinnying loudly before placing his head on the coffin containing his owner.

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The owner was a semi-professional cowboy who died on New Year's Day in a motorbike accident.

A close friend, Francielio Limiera, told the Daily Mail: "It was an unbelievable thing to see the way the horse behaved. If I hadn't been there I wouldn't have believed it myself.

"As we brought the coffin out at the beginning of the funeral, [Sereno] sounded like he was crying and as if he recognised that his owner was finally leaving him. He pounded the ground with his hooves and kept on whinnying. It was very sad."

Some experts believe that horses can be aware of their owner's death and therefore mourn for them.

Mel Ramsay

Mel Ramsay has been a Senior Journalist for Tyla and LADbible since 2015. She started her career writing obituaries and funeral guides online. Since then, her work has been published in a wide variety of national and local news sites. She is part of the BBC's Generation project and has spoken about young people, politics and mental health on television, radio and online. Contact her - [email protected]

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