A woman says her horse told an animal communicator ‘mom brain no good,’ so she pushed for an MRI after years of doctors dismissing her

A horse owner named Taylor recently underwent brain surgery after her horse, Nemo, allegedly pointed her toward a medical condition that doctors had previously dismissed. In a TikTok slideshow shared by @foxhallfarm, Taylor documented her return to riding after the procedure and credited Nemo with leading her to a diagnosis of Chiari malformation.

The condition occurs when tissue from the cerebellum extends into the spinal canal, typically because the skull is shaped atypically or is smaller than usual, as detailed by the Mayo Clinic. The story was later picked up by BroBible, and the slideshow has been viewed more than hundreds of thousands of times.

“In less than three weeks I am back to riding him,” Taylor wrote in the post. She added that she no longer feels at war with her body.

Nemo’s behavior in the new barn is what started it all

In a separate TikTok video, Taylor explained that the events began after she moved her horses to a new farm. She said Nemo was fine outside but became violent whenever she brought him into the barn, which was out of character for him.

Having worked with an animal communicator before, she called one to help understand the behavior. During the session, the communicator claimed Nemo was describing sensations such as “brain underwater, brain squish, brain pressure.”

Taylor, a former veterinary technician, said she initially feared the horse had a brain tumor. When the communicator asked whether Nemo was referring to Taylor, the horse purportedly replied, “Mom brain, mom brain no good.”

Taylor said she had dealt with symptoms such as anxiety for years and felt doctors had dismissed her concerns, suggesting therapy instead. After the session, she sought further medical evaluation and was able to get an MRI, which revealed the malformation and led to surgery.

Medical alert dogs are already trained to pick up on changes such as oncoming seizures, using subtle cues like dilated pupils or shifts in scent, according to HowStuffWorks. Dogs have also reportedly detected certain cancers, which led some viewers to find the story less surprising than it first appeared.

The post circulated amid the same news cycle as another woman’s surprising Ancestry test discovery. Reactions to Taylor’s story ranged from wonder to humor, with one user, Kourt, saying her cat told an animal communicator it would “try her best” to stop biting friends. Another user, Laura Brashley, asked whether Nemo does telehealth.

Attack of the Fanboy was unable to independently verify Taylor’s account, as it originates solely from her TikTok posts.