Vegans - what is YOUR view on horse riding?!
So I was just reading the postings on veggieforums and it was the is horse riding cruel debate!. Someone, calling himself AutomaticMan, obviously knew nothing regarding equines and yet he was labeling it as abuse!. On a personal level, I rescued my pony and have had to work very hard to gain his trust!. It is nowhere near possible to set a horse free as they would inevetably die so I had to persevere and a year into riding him, the perseverance has paid off and he is jumping better than he would have done at the slaughter house! Some people seem to have no ideo as to what they are talking about and this was an obvious example!. Why can't people be civilized enough to at least look into a subject before shooting down everybody!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
If your horse is well taken care of and you don't abuse him, their is no harm in horseback riding!. Anyone who calls horseback riding exploitation has obviously never been horseback riding!.
I'd call rodeos and horse racing exploitation though!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I'd call rodeos and horse racing exploitation though!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I'm cool with it!. We've been riding horses for so long now that if done correctly it presents zero pain to the horse, and often times increases their happiness because they enjoy spending time with their owners!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
I agree with you!. Horses are stubborn!. If they didn't enjoy it they wouldn't do it!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
its exploitation like sweat shop labor!. you are using another living being to your benefit!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
i know what you are are saying!.
this is the same as our dogs and cats!.
they are forced to live by their guardian's rules!.
we try to do in our mind what is best for them!.
but they are forced to live under our hand, no matter how kind and loving we are!.
i have several rescued rodents that are kept in cages most of the time!.
i'd rather see them running around free, but that's not an option!.
you have to look at the situation as a whole!.
your horse is much better with you and happier than if he was murdered!.
the problem with all our rescued animals is the people who breed them in the first place, to make a quick dollar without doing much!.
so we should just care for our 4 legged, winged, finned friends as best we could, cause its not their fault they are here either!.
my suggestion: don't buy animals!
Adopt, rescue, etc!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
this is the same as our dogs and cats!.
they are forced to live by their guardian's rules!.
we try to do in our mind what is best for them!.
but they are forced to live under our hand, no matter how kind and loving we are!.
i have several rescued rodents that are kept in cages most of the time!.
i'd rather see them running around free, but that's not an option!.
you have to look at the situation as a whole!.
your horse is much better with you and happier than if he was murdered!.
the problem with all our rescued animals is the people who breed them in the first place, to make a quick dollar without doing much!.
so we should just care for our 4 legged, winged, finned friends as best we could, cause its not their fault they are here either!.
my suggestion: don't buy animals!
Adopt, rescue, etc!.Www@FoodAQ@Com