St Thomas Aquinas was an Italian Dominican priest, scholar, and theologian who died in 1274 A.D.. Aquinas wrote (paraphrasing) that all animals were a gift from God for humans to exploit and use for their purpose.
A common complaint I hear from owners is that their horse is heavy on the reins, doesn’t respond to the rider’s leg, drags on the lead rope, or ignores the crop. In other words, many people despair that their horse is dull to pressure.
I was once asked about my thoughts on winning and losing when it comes to training horses. The question came from another trainer who believed that you should never let a horse win.
I was visiting a friend who had a small child. The kid was speaking to her mum, “bufjad doowki cetlu.” I had no idea what it was saying. But her mum had no trouble and reached to pass the kid another slice of sweet apple. In what dictionary did those words come from????
A few years ago I was responding to a question on a horseman list on the internet. In response to one particular question I made an inadvertent and off-the-cuff remark to the effect that it wasn't my desire to have my horse "plodding around like an old pack horse."
