Requiem for a Dealer (2011)
“Different rules apply. If a horse kicks you, you don’t offer to discuss the matter, look for common ground and try to negotiate a means of avoiding confrontation in the future. You retaliate, instantly, so in the small and chaotic space that is a horse’s brain it associates its own action with an undesirable result and minds its manners next time.
It should be noted that not all horsemen, and particularly horsewomen, subscribe to this view. They believe that a horse is entitled to an equal say ...with its owner and should not be constrained to do anything it doesn’t want to. They believe that negotiation will accomplish more in the long run.
And indeed it will. It’ll accomplish everything the horse wants: long days in the field and an owner who only visits at meal-times, juggling buckets and elbow-crutches with stoic aplomb. Horses are a lot like teenage boys: they’re big and strong, they have a childish sense of humour, and given the chance they always argue. They’re nicest to be with, and also happiest, when the lines of responsibility are clearly drawn so they know what’s expected of them.MoreLess
It should be noted that not all horsemen, and particularly horsewomen, subscribe to this view. They believe that a horse is entitled to an equal say ...with its owner and should not be constrained to do anything it doesn’t want to. They believe that negotiation will accomplish more in the long run.
And indeed it will. It’ll accomplish everything the horse wants: long days in the field and an owner who only visits at meal-times, juggling buckets and elbow-crutches with stoic aplomb. Horses are a lot like teenage boys: they’re big and strong, they have a childish sense of humour, and given the chance they always argue. They’re nicest to be with, and also happiest, when the lines of responsibility are clearly drawn so they know what’s expected of them.MoreLess
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