Or to deaden tails. At the Horse Industry Conference at T.A.M.U. last November, a noted breeder defended today s artificial show horse by saying that it is the product of market forces. She was surely right. A young woman raised her hand and asked what concerned horsemen and horsewomen could do to influence the industry and bring about positive changes. She was surely asking the right question.
Trouble is, nobody s come up with an answer.
I truly marvel at how tolerant horses often are. More common are those that are simply rejected by so-called trainers. But very often, horses just endure. They are very forgiving animals. I m not sure that humanity always deserves them.