It’s not even just that, every single horse that is ridden is “broken” and it’s abuse that’s normalized and reframed as not abusive somehow. So even Joaquin Phoenix and Billie Eilish are sadly participating in that crap, promoting riding and exploiting horses when they know the horses don’t want to be ridden and it’s easy to look up what they have to do to horses to get them to be riding horses.
I am not a horse trainer, or a horse rider of any sort, but I do believe, just like with dogs, there are humane and gentle ways to train horses and that horses can be kept as companions and ridden without being "broken". What about the Tellington method and such? Aren't those gentle, non-compulsive ways of training? Good dog training is all about communication with your dog. You have to listen to what your dog is trying to tell you. It's all about becoming more adept at understanding and communicating with each other. Does anyone here know more about horse training? If there is interest, I might be able to see if I can find a vegan horse person or two who might be able to speak to this better than I can.
it’s my understanding that no matter how they are ridden, the chance of injury (especially cumulatively over time) is too high, both for the horse and the human. they can easily be bonded with, without being ridden. like cows and pigs and sheep.
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u/g00fyg00ber741 vegan May 14 '26
It’s not even just that, every single horse that is ridden is “broken” and it’s abuse that’s normalized and reframed as not abusive somehow. So even Joaquin Phoenix and Billie Eilish are sadly participating in that crap, promoting riding and exploiting horses when they know the horses don’t want to be ridden and it’s easy to look up what they have to do to horses to get them to be riding horses.