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Studies show that classical and country music can be soothing to animals, including horses. Known to exhibit relaxed behavior when listening to certain music styles, horses are known to enjoy music just like humans. And while many horses show signs of stress when listening to rock and jazz music, one social media-famous horse was filmed completely rocking out to pop star Bruno Mars\u2019 <\/strong>\u201cUptown Funk.\u201d<\/p>\n In a social media video shared to TikTok, a gorgeous horse named Charlie <\/strong>completely rocks out to Mars\u2019 2014 hit. Charlie\u2019s so into the tune that he thrusts his head back and forth like a true head-banging horse.<\/p>\n \u201cCharlie at it again listening to Bruno Mars,\u201d Charlie\u2019s human captioned the video, leading viewers to believe Charlie\u2019s love of Bruno Mars goes back further than this clip.<\/p>\n \u201cGet it, Charlie\u2026I see you, boo,\u201d joked one fan. Another wrote, \u201cHe has taste.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cGrooves better than most people I know,\u201d shared another.<\/p>\n Another noted, \u201cHe\u2019s loving it.\u201d<\/p>\n Related: Lily the Sweet Pup Steals the Show as Hero of Miniature Horses\u2019 Bedtime Routine<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n While Charlie is clearly a fan of pop music, horses are generally known to be deeply affected by music<\/a>. In addition to classical and country music, slow and melodic tunes can have a calming effect on equines, which can lead to more restful behavior.<\/p>\n One study even showed that racehorses who listened to the same piece of music every day performed better on the track.<\/p>\n Horses don\u2019t just have good taste in tunes. Known to be deeply emotional animals, horses can form connections to music and may respond to certain types by becoming more energetic or more relaxed.<\/p>\n Research shows that loud and fast-paced music can cause stress in horses, which may result in stomping, head tossing, or snorting\u2014and can even cause them to eat faster when listening to more stress-inducing music.<\/p>\n Charlie seems to be the exception as he happily rocks out to \u201cUptown Funk.\u201d To be fair, it\u2019s tough not to dance when Bruno Mars\u2019 banger of a hit comes on the radio.<\/p>\n We\u2019re curious where Charlie got his moves\u2014a sentiment shared by a commenter who wrote, \u201cIf he wasn\u2019t in that stall, I know he would have the steps to match.\u201d<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc36<\/a>SIGN UP to get \u201cpawsitivity\u201d delivered right to your inbox with inspiring & entertaining stories about our furry & feathered friends<\/strong><\/a>\ud83d\udc3e\ud83d\udc3e<\/a><\/p>\n This story was originally reported by Parade Pets<\/a> on Nov 10, 2025, where it first appeared in the Pet News<\/a> section. Add Parade Pets as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Studies show that classical and country music can be soothing to animals, including horses. Known to exhibit relaxed behavior when listening to certain music styles, horses are known to enjoy music just like humans. And while many horses show signs of stress when listening to rock and jazz music, one social media-famous horse was filmed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":854,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pets-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/853","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=853"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/853\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}How Music Affects Horses<\/h2>\n
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