A rescue horse meets a leaf blower and turns into a lip-flapping cartoon

Most horses see a leaf blower and start planning an escape route. This one asked for seconds.

A breeze to the face

The clip opens with the noisy machine pointed straight at a big rescue horse. Horses are prey animals and they are famous for spooking at a plastic bag blowing across a field. So the setup looks like trouble.

Instead the horse leans right into the wind. His mouth opens wide. His lips flap in every direction. Out comes the tongue. His head bobs around as the air hits his face and every second gets sillier than the one before.

His new favorite toy

His owner calls the leaf blower his new favorite toy. The horse came from Love This Horse Equine Rescue and the post explains how completely a rescue horse can give you its heart once it learns to trust people. That trust is written all over his goofy face.

Viewers were in stitches. Many joked that he had discovered a brand new spa treatment and wanted to book the deluxe package. Others said he looked like a cartoon come to life.

A note from the experts

Horse experts do have one gentle warning. Owners are told to introduce loud equipment slowly and from a comfortable distance while watching for signs of stress. Equine vets also caution against running leaf blowers around horses because the dust they kick up is hard on a horse's lungs.

This horse clearly did not get that memo. For a few windy seconds he looked like he was having the best day of his life.