They weren't innovative enough to seek a better way. People in my father's day who dealt with horses felt the need to keep them running, like mechanics with their cars. My dad used strong-arm techniques. But, most people who knew him thought he loved horses. If my father had accepted the fact that any of my methods were working, he would have had to admit that he, and his father before him, were terrorists.
Violence is a hard tradition to break.
I owe much to the mustangs who taught me their language. We want to work with you, not against you. An adversarial relationship is not something we want. I just stood there listening, with my mouth open. And when I began to work with them, I realized how incredibly effective listening is.