Hands up who lunges their horse and either instantly or within a lap or two, tell them to trot? Now keep your hands up if you also start trotting your horse within seconds of sitting in the saddle to ride.
People notice when a horse yawns, blinks, changes the position of its ears, or swings its tail. There are so many tiny observations to make that tell a tale about the emotional and mental state of a horse.
It seems a willingness, if lacking when a horse is first handled and trained, can be taught, encouraged, and nurtured by the human. Is work ethic similar…
I want to talk about something that came up in conversation and for which I have strong views. I don’t normally talk about politics, but since this has a relation to horses and how we treat them, I am going to do it anyway.
