Their ignorance does not have to be permanent as a little growth and education in compassion and civility and let them then take into consideration what they are doing to the simple animals and their conscience might yet rise to a better condition.
For some reason many human beings have a truly hard time overcoming their selfishness and cruelties.
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Wow, so you even pretend ignorance when she accuses you of ignorance.
If you do truly believe these horses are being abused I'd be more than happy to prove to you otherwise. An abused animal doesn't come running up to you in the field or follow you around. You should see me TRY to chase them away. There's nothing like sawing and hammering a board with a horse in your face.
To "break a horse" is, in my opinion" an archaic term and one that I do not feel is accurate of true horsemanship. The bond between a horse and handler should not be dominating, domineering or stressful to either the horse or the human. It's about teaching the horse and communicating with that animal in a way that it understands. Brute force rarely has a place in proper training.
Most horses are retired when they get older or if they're injured and can no longer do their jobs. But, some horses like some people don't take well to the retired life and actually get sick and/or lose weight and their joie de vivre. Putting that horse "back to work" whether it's light trail rides, lessons, babysitting foals or even just being groomed on a regular basis can change the downward turn that horse's life has taken. Oh and regarding your comment that horses don't like to be groomed please look up mutual grooming. Ask any horse person what it is and they'll tell you. It's the perfect way that horses express their delight in being groomed.
Horses in loving, knowledgeable homes live much longer lives than those wild horses out on the range. Many of the things these horses do would not be possible if the horse didn't want to do it. I've turned a horse loose in an arena and it started jumping jumps.
Do you have a dog? Is it trained to walk on a leash, sit on command, lay down, or give a paw? Did you abuse that dog? Is it scared of your tyrannical rule?
Yes horses, just like dogs, are abused everyday. But, most people own, ride, drive, work and show their horse do not abuse them. In fact many of us would spend money on something the horse needs before we spend the money on ourselves.
Horses are commonly used in therapeutic riding programs as well as prisoner rehab programs. Being able to work with and therefor communicate with a prey animal is incredibly enriching and rewarding. The horse is a mirror and will reflect back to you your patience, your anger, your understanding, and even your jubilation.
When you have absolutely no idea what you're talking about you should either educate yourself or keep quiet.
Hope it all works out for you.
