Comment on Why do horses allow humans to ride on their backs?
Flauschige_Lemmata@lemmy.world 6 days agoBreaking in is just how the process of fostering trust and getting the horse slowly used to a rider in many little steps is called.
Comment on Why do horses allow humans to ride on their backs?
Flauschige_Lemmata@lemmy.world 6 days agoBreaking in is just how the process of fostering trust and getting the horse slowly used to a rider in many little steps is called.
TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 6 days ago
The default setting in a horse’s mind is to not allow anything on its back. They will bite and kick you if you try. However, there is a clever way to change that setting, as ancient humans had discovered.
Horses are different from many other animals, such as zebras. Horses are clearly more malleable. That default setting can be changed if you’re skilled and patient enough. With zebras though, the setting to bite and kick is pretty much hard coded.
Some animals, such as camels and llamas can also be tamed and even ridden, but they will always know their position in the tier list of life i.e. way above all humans. They will tolerate humans up to a certain point, but once their patience runs out, the unfortunate human in their immediate vicinity will feel it in their skin. These animals are a bit like cats, but 10x more dangerous.