The story is true. I spent more than a month checking it out in Tennessee and elsewhere.
The book is called Beautiful Jim Key by Miriam Rivas available on Amazon.
I am not on horseback rider. But I have been given the opportunity to do several films with people who love and understand horses.
Magnificent animals they are. And I have met people who have worked with the intelligence of horses and they all agree that Jim Key could very well be completely true.
I love animals as many of the viewers of this video to and deeply admire the unique Bill Key for all the things he did to make Americans aware of animals and especially horses as sentient beings.
The movie I describe is not yet a reality but I hope someday it will be.
Investment money is what is needed and is, as most of you know, very hard to get.
BeardedPixie
1 year ago
We had a horse back in the 80’s named Brandy that would go around every morning and let all the other animals out of their stalls. He would let the chickens out and their coop had a door with a standard house doorknob, so we didn’t think he could have been doing it.
We had come to the conclusion that a person was sneaking onto the farm at night and doing all this stuff to be mischievous.
One night, me and my Dad decided we would catch the perp and give them a good talking too.
We went down and set up a blind and sat there all night and never saw a thing until the next morning around 5:00am.
What we saw had us laughing so hard it hurt.
There was Brandy, going from one stall to the next opening every door and greeting each animal individually like he was making sure they had a good night sleep.
When he got to the chicken house, he wrapped his lips around that doorknob and had to contort his whole body to get the doorknob to turn enough to release.
That was the funniest part. He pushed the door open and stood there until all the chickens cleared his hooves. (That’s a story in itself.
A few years prior to this, he had stepped on a chicken and killed it. After that incident, every time a chicken was close to him he would stop moving until he knew the chicken had cleared his hooves.)
Brandy lived to be 28 years old. One day he didn’t come back to the barn, so we went searching for him. He was laying under an oak tree in a pasture we call “The Hill”.
An interesting tidbit about Brandy is that my Dad purchased him at auction from the Atlanta, Georgia Police Department. For the first 20 years of his life he was part of the mounted patrol in Atlanta.
It was our understanding that a Police Officer had been shot off his back. We aren’t sure if that is true or not, but that’s what we were told by someone at the Auction.
David Hoffman – Thank you for posting this video. It conjured up a lot of great memories for me and my Dad.
My Dad is 87 years old now and talking about all this made him laugh just as hard as we did back in 1985.
The bad part is… I feel like I need to go out and buy another horse!
Billy Cobb
1 month ago
The story of Bill Key is incredible as well and it makes you wonder what other great American stories get swept under the rug.
Gayla Smith
5 months ago
My neighbor’s horse took a liking to me years ago.
We have a strong bond and he is proof to me that he possesses great intelligence and compassion.
He gets out of his pasture and heads to my house on an almost daily basis.
You’ve not lived until you open your front door to have a gigantic horse walk right past you and enter your den.
I think he thinks he’s a dog.
But, he’s a brilliant companion and is no trouble at all.
I can put him back in his pasture by simply walking him over. No tricks, no gimmicks.
He just follows and waits for me to open the gate.
There’s such intelligence in those eyes of his and he’s always been very gentle with me.
I adore him!
Carol
1 week ago
My question is why are we just learning about this now.
This kind of story should be in history books!
So glad that you bring us these wonderful stories❤️
Laura Barker
2 months ago
I had a beautiful, kind, intelligent horse named Miguel.
He was with me for 18 years and lived to be 30 years old.
I have many stories that demonstrate his intelligence and kindness. One that stands out is when he protected me from a stampede.
We were walking down a path toward the barn from a field that had about 25 horses. They saw us headed toward the barn and I guess they thought it was feeding time.
As we were walking, Miguel suddenly stopped, put his ears up, and then gently pushed me into the trees with his body.
I heard what I thought was fighter jets (we were near an air force base).
I didn’t understand why this sound would alarm Miguel. Then, they appeared.
The herd was on the move, racing toward us! I dropped Miguel’s lead rope assuming he would join them. He did not.
He used his body to protect me as the herd raced past.
When they had passed and the dust had settled, he looked at me, calmly, as if to say, Ready, Mom?
I was shaken but his calmness calmed me.
I picked up the lead rope in disbelief that he had remained at my side.
We continued our walk to the barn and proceeded to have a great ride together that day.
I miss my Miguel terribly but I have so many wonderful memories.
Really enjoyed listening to the story of Beautiful Jim Key and thankful it brought my memories of my sweet Miguel.
BeardedPixie
1 year ago