Where do you stand on the issue of the welfare of the Icelandic Horse?
Do you support the use of weights, forced frames, bad use and placement of equipment, manipulated gaits?
Do you buy from, take clinics from, verbally or financially support, those individuals and / or organizations who use or allow the above practices?
A few quotes from Albert Einstein:
"The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing."
"Any fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction."
"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them."
Is this a "natural" horse?
If so, why is it tied up and bound so tightly with leather straps when ridden, with metal on it's feet, back, and mouth, and forced into pretzel frames?
2 comments:
Riding as such is not natural. Putting human weight on a horses back is not natural. clicker training is not natural. letting a horse step on a pedestal is not natural, targeting via clicker is not natural. Natural is letting the horse live in a herd on large acreage and letting it be a horse.
EVERYTHING DONE TO A HORSE INCLUDING RIDING AND SO-CALLED NATURAL HORSEMANSHIP IS NOT NATURAL. you will probabl;y not allow this comment on your blog. Censureship is one part of sect behaviour.
There are a couple of points we should touch on:
Einstein said:
"Any fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction."
"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them."
When we ride a horse, we have the choice to use the tight noseband and strong bit, or use something bitless and good horsemanship.
It's not a matter of NOT riding the horse... we have the choice to ride the horse in a nice manner, or with muscle (force) and metal.
You say riding is not natural, clicker training is not natural, etc...
Here's the difference:
What "I" do to and with my horse, does not hurt my horse.
I hope that you, in the position that you are in, can, someday, put aside your ego, and stand up for the welfare of the Icelandic Horse.
Your position would allow you to do great things for the benefit of the horse, and not allowing the current state of affairs.
Posting anonymously doesn't lend any credence to someone's thoughts.
Think about it. Think about it for a while.
What you may have been taught so long ago, may not be right.
It just takes some common sense to see it and understand it.
Put aside all that you have learned in that regard, and think about the horse.
You are highly educated. In your gut, and in your education, you know better. You know what road is right.
Do you *truly* love your horse? Do you truly LOVE the breed?
If so, you will put aside your ego, and do what's right for the horse.
You can become a very important part of the movement. Perhaps even the pivotal piece!
Yes, it may mean that you have to separate a little from the friends you have made over the years. You will be taking a slightly different path, one that they may not be able to take, at this time.
But then again, perhaps you will light a candle for them, and they will follow.
One has to have courage to be able to take the steps on this path. Those who go in this direction are strong-minded and compassionate individuals.
You can become a leader in this regard. It's your choice.
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