Monthly Archives: April 2013

Breaking Their Will to Fight, Not Their Will

Most people hear the term “breaking” in reference to horse training and immediately jump to the conclusion that it is cruel or hostile.  This simply is not the case.  Breaking refers to the the tactics utilized in order to evoke … Continue reading

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Training, teaching not destroying.

“Is that horse broken?” If someone asked me that, my response would be; “No, as you can see, he is in one piece and works quite well.” In reality he or she is probably meaning to ask “is that horse … Continue reading

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Communication or Dumbestication

Interactions between horse and man began as far back as 30,000 B.C., in which evidence is found in the crude cave paintings of the Paleolithic time period.  However, these paintings seemed to imply that horses were nothing more than meat, … Continue reading

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