TheImpressiveX@lemmy.today to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 day agoWhy do horses allow humans to ride on their backs?message-squaremessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up1139arrow-down14
arrow-up1135arrow-down1message-squareWhy do horses allow humans to ride on their backs?TheImpressiveX@lemmy.today to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square51fedilink
minus-squareIWW4@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up60arrow-down2·edit-21 day agoIt is called breaking them. The traditional methods is to dominate the horse into accepting the various ropes and controls as well as a rider. There are more modern approaches which focus on making the horse trust it all.
minus-square[object Object]@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up28arrow-down1·1 day agoThe modern approach in question
minus-squareRebekahWSD@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·13 hours agoCat lives to tower over horses lmao
minus-squareTeamAssimilation@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·23 hours agoTL;DR: Submission by cringe
minus-squareBootLoop@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·21 hours agoHow did you find a video of me with my cat??
minus-squaretpyo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·15 hours agoAwww I loved that! The horse was weirded out but mostly ok. His body language was calm and he followed her when she walked away, which is a sign it respects you and sees you as someone to trust and follow
minus-square[object Object]@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 hours ago The horse was weirded out but mostly ok. I mean, the whole idea is to teach the horse that these weird happenings won’t hurt it and are no cause for suicide by running away chaotically.
It is called breaking them.
The traditional methods is to dominate the horse into accepting the various ropes and controls as well as a rider.
There are more modern approaches which focus on making the horse trust it all.
The modern approach in question
Cat lives to tower over horses lmao
TL;DR: Submission by cringe
How did you find a video of me with my cat??
Awww I loved that! The horse was weirded out but mostly ok. His body language was calm and he followed her when she walked away, which is a sign it respects you and sees you as someone to trust and follow
I mean, the whole idea is to teach the horse that these weird happenings won’t hurt it and are no cause for suicide by running away chaotically.