Hold your horse
So, I was around horses recently, and randomly decided to go look at horse videos. They remind me that generally speaking, horse people are crazy, but mostly in a good kind of way. Imagine if your car could roll over your foot just because it was feeling cranky or thought it was funny. Anyway, random horse video:
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I liked this one because the young rider has an impressively mature outlook, which probably has a lot to do with the responsibilities of dealing with horses, and also it says a lot about horses in general. The video summary she gives goes into a lot of detail, but what stands out to me is mostly the parts discussing respect, and knowing when to hold the reins and when to give the horse it's head so it doesn't start fighting you, and knowing when to be firm and when to praise. They're really quite intelligent animals (at least some of them, but I'd make the same distinction for humans) and surprisingly complex emotionally and capable of being quite obstinate.
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I liked this one because the young rider has an impressively mature outlook, which probably has a lot to do with the responsibilities of dealing with horses, and also it says a lot about horses in general. The video summary she gives goes into a lot of detail, but what stands out to me is mostly the parts discussing respect, and knowing when to hold the reins and when to give the horse it's head so it doesn't start fighting you, and knowing when to be firm and when to praise. They're really quite intelligent animals (at least some of them, but I'd make the same distinction for humans) and surprisingly complex emotionally and capable of being quite obstinate.