This video clip shows a mare who is protecting her foal (not visible in this clip) from a herd mate. Normally the threatened gelding and this mare get along extremely well, but adding a foal to the mix has brought out the mare's protective maternal instincts. She first stomps her foot, pins her ears and makes a head threat; when those don't seem sufficient, she actually runs at the gelding to demonstrate that she means business.
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