How to sound like a horse?
February 3, 2012 10:14 AM Subscribe
My friend is buying me a horse mask as a present but I can't make a horse sound (neigh? whinney?) at all. Where (online) can I go to learn how to sound like a horse?
FWIW, horses rarely neigh. They whicker when they're friendly, they squeal like pigs when they're angry, and if you turn barn horses out on a cool morning they race off bucking and kicking ... and farting.
I am not suggesting that you run around kicking at people and farting, unless you have that kind of sense of humor.
They also... I guess motorboat with their lips but that may not be effective with a mask.
You might also want to wear hard shoes so you can stamp. And maybe work up a tail you can swish.
Enjoy being a horse.
posted by Lesser Shrew at 10:47 AM on February 3, 2012 [4 favorites]
I am not suggesting that you run around kicking at people and farting, unless you have that kind of sense of humor.
They also... I guess motorboat with their lips but that may not be effective with a mask.
You might also want to wear hard shoes so you can stamp. And maybe work up a tail you can swish.
Enjoy being a horse.
posted by Lesser Shrew at 10:47 AM on February 3, 2012 [4 favorites]
My daughter owns a horse, and we have always used the term nicker. Whickcer is also a term than means the same thing whinny means. Learn something new every day...
And to answer the question, google horse sounds, or check YouTube for horse videos. There are plenty of recorded horses available online.
posted by COD at 10:55 AM on February 3, 2012 [1 favorite]
And to answer the question, google horse sounds, or check YouTube for horse videos. There are plenty of recorded horses available online.
posted by COD at 10:55 AM on February 3, 2012 [1 favorite]
It's sort of like saying "awwwwrrooo hoo hoo hoo hoo" in Tim Allen's "Arruuuagh?" grunt from Home Improvement.
posted by Sticherbeast at 11:10 AM on February 3, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by Sticherbeast at 11:10 AM on February 3, 2012 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: I love TED Talks, so thank you for that link.
Never seen Mr. Ed before today. I'm not sure I want to thank you for that one.
My drive home should be interesting as I practice. I appreciate the help from everyone.
posted by popaopee at 1:54 PM on February 3, 2012
Never seen Mr. Ed before today. I'm not sure I want to thank you for that one.
My drive home should be interesting as I practice. I appreciate the help from everyone.
posted by popaopee at 1:54 PM on February 3, 2012
my nixon impression often ends up with me grunting like a horse, so maybe start from there?
posted by danny the boy at 2:54 PM on February 3, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by danny the boy at 2:54 PM on February 3, 2012 [1 favorite]
It's almost like a gutteral laugh. (Don't watch this or you'll feel instantly inadequate.)
posted by MegoSteve at 3:55 PM on February 3, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by MegoSteve at 3:55 PM on February 3, 2012 [1 favorite]
I do a pretty good whicker (the only impersonation/sound effect I can do) and while these things are kinda hopeless to describe in words, it involves both motorboating with the lips AND blowing out through both the mouth and the nose simultaneously while making a kind of something's-caught-in-the-back-of-my-throat noise (a little like the theatrical "I'm getting ready to spit on you" noise). Somehow you put all that together and it sounds a lot like a horse.
posted by yoink at 4:02 PM on February 3, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by yoink at 4:02 PM on February 3, 2012 [1 favorite]
Just wanted to say, "my friend is buying me a horse mask as a present" has to be one of the best starts to a metafilter question ever!
posted by superfish at 8:21 PM on February 3, 2012 [2 favorites]
posted by superfish at 8:21 PM on February 3, 2012 [2 favorites]
Skip the imitation. Use your normal voice, utterly seriously, as if you are wearing no mask at all. Trust me, it will be much funnier.
Also, you are required to leave it under the covers of someone sleeping, at least once.
posted by dhartung at 5:25 AM on February 4, 2012 [1 favorite]
Also, you are required to leave it under the covers of someone sleeping, at least once.
posted by dhartung at 5:25 AM on February 4, 2012 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: Skip the imitation. Use your normal voice
This is exactly what my friend said.
Also, you are required to leave it under the covers of someone sleeping
Definitely!
posted by popaopee at 2:14 PM on February 4, 2012
This is exactly what my friend said.
Also, you are required to leave it under the covers of someone sleeping
Definitely!
posted by popaopee at 2:14 PM on February 4, 2012
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posted by DaddyNewt at 10:16 AM on February 3, 2012 [1 favorite]