During the funeral, a horse appeared from the forest and ran straight to the coffin: those present were shocked to learn why the animal was doing this

On the outskirts of the village, amidst subdued crying and the rustling of the wind, a funeral was taking place.

A wooden varnished coffin was already standing next to the dug grave, the earth nearby was fresh, still damp. Several men were reading prayers, others were standing silently, their heads down. The atmosphere was viscous and mournful.

And suddenly — like a bolt from the blue — the silence was broken by the clatter of hooves. Everyone turned around.

During the funeral, a horse appeared from the forest and ran straight to the coffin: those present were shocked to learn why the animal was doing this

A horse appeared from the forest thicket. Graceful, strong, with shiny chestnut hair and a white spot on its forehead. It ran straight to the people, piercingly looking ahead. Panic gripped those present.

Someone screamed, others scattered. They thought the animal was wild, scared, maybe even mad. Someone shouted that it could trample the grave, harm people — after all, the horse was racing at full speed.

But, paying no attention to the screams or the commotion, the animal continued moving — and suddenly stopped abruptly right in front of the coffin. Almost right next to it. Not a step further.

The horse stood as if petrified, not blinking, not moving. People began to slowly return, but no one dared to come close — the animal was behaving too unpredictably. They tried to drive it away — with loud voices, hands, gestures. But the horse seemed not to see anyone except the coffin. It was not going to leave.

During the funeral, a horse appeared from the forest and ran straight to the coffin: those present were shocked to learn why the animal was doing this

The horse bowed its head, whinnied quietly, making a plaintive, drawn-out sound, like a call. And then — raised its front hoof and quietly knocked on the lid of the coffin.

First once. Then again. People were speechless. The animal repeated the movement, as if trying to «wake up» the one who was lying inside.

She called. She yearned.

Someone quietly whispered, remembering: this is his horse. The only close «friend» he raised from a foal. They were there all their lives — the man looked after them, fed them, saved them from illness, walked them even in the most severe weather.

Now everything has become clear.

During the funeral, a horse appeared from the forest and ran straight to the coffin: those present were shocked to learn why the animal was doing this

The horse did not come by chance. It felt it. And it ran… to say goodbye.

And what was most striking was that even after the ceremony was over, when everyone had left, the horse remained standing by the coffin, silently, with its head down. They did not take it away. It did not leave.