When a man approaches to remove it, the cunning horse pretends to be dead.

Sometimes we are so worn out or down that we don’t want to go to work, and we will come up with any justification to stay home. To make our supervisor believe we were unwell or otherwise unable to work, we may have given the most absurd justifications or even altered our voices to sound feeble. We just fail to remember that others read what we write and can determine if we are telling the truth.

In this instance, the employer wants us to assume that he accepts our explanations although in reality, he is aware of the truth. Horses are no different, and in this video, we’ll witness one that’s clever enough to act lifeless whenever his owner comes and tries to mount him. He falls to the ground and acts lifeless, but when he realizes that no one is looking, he suddenly comes to. Even with carrots dropped next to him in an attempt to fool him, the owner could not convince the man to rise up when the owner was present.

The owner has been outwitted by the clever horse, who is unwilling to let go of such a delicious treat when he leaves. When it seems peaceful and no one is around, he goes and starts eating the carrots. Even if this is only a routine training exercise, the horse’s trainer and owner deserve praise. The video has further information.