One heartwarming video has been spreading across the internet that captures an unlikely friendship between a full-grown horse and a dog.

In the clip uploaded to YouTube and included below, you’ll see as the owner catches his horse acting strangely from a distance. Because he had a suspicion that something awesome was about to happen, he pressed record on his camera and walked over to the scene as fast as he could.

The resulting video uploaded by countrynow1 shows the 4-year-old quarter horse stallion named Whiskey Brown, enjoying a playful afternoon with his unlikely best friend, 2-year-old Lucy, the family dog.

Scroll down now to check out this feel-good video and to see the dog and horse playing together!

As you’ll see throughout the viral clip, the two animals run around the field chasing each other playfully. They have a ball and are rolling it around the ground as if they’re two soccer players.

The owner of the ranch says that Whiskey Brown and Lucy were raised together, making their close bond and friendship almost inevitable. They don’t care that they’re two different species – they just see a beautiful soul within the other and want to simply be friends.

The clip, which has acquired more than 5.2 million views on YouTube alone, shares the following description about the East Texas duo playing in the field.

“Lucy and Whiskey Brown getting frisky in the back pasture. Lucy is a 2 year old mixed Portuguese Water Dog. Very special. The horse is one of a kind. He is a 4 year old Quarter Horse stallion. I can’t believe so many people are viewing this video. This is what happens when two animals are raised together with unconditional love and kindness. Whiskey Brown and Lucy are quite a pair. The best and funniest events described below really happened. Thank you all for the attention you are giving these two animals, and posting such wonderful comments.”

In addition to the amazing video shared here, the East Texas rancher described a hilarious situation he caught the animals engaged in one time. Read the anecdote here:

“Once there was this hilarious occasion I’ll never forget. It was the day where I think he got tired of the dog licking on him. I was busy doing some weed control at the fence while the two were playing nearby. Then I heard the dog yelping. I looked over and the dog and horse were nose to nose, one on each side of the fence. Lucy was frozen solid, not moving at all because the horse had caught her by the tongue !! It was definitely between his upper and lower teeth. One simple bite and the tongue would be severed forever. Poor Lucy !! How could this happen? I walked over to get a closer look, being careful not to spook Whiskey Brown. He really had her good. Full control. When I started laughing, Lucy started crying even more, like DO SOMETHING !!??!!. Lucky for Lucy I had a carrot in my pocket. I showed the carrot to the horse and this distracted the horse just enough to make him let go. Lucy came straight to me so I could give her a quick inspection for damage. There wasn’t any blood. Amazing !! I checked later and her tongue didn’t even swell up. Whiskey Brown knew just how hard to bite to get the dog’s attention without causing any damage. I put my hand in his mouth and he’s always testing to see how hard he can bite before it starts to hurt.”

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