It was time that research came up on that oh so horsefriendly method of chasing a horse . .......quote Proponents of Join-Up and similar methods claim not only that they are humane because no equipment is used on the horses body but also that the horse can choose whether to approach the trainer. Our results indicate that because these methods rely on fear and safety, the horse is forced to choose between being repeatedly frightened or remaining with the trainer. We question whether it is humane to rely on fear and its termination to train horses. Although it is appealing to think that horses in the round pen choose to follow their trainers because they are responding to us as though we are a horse, we believe that the use of fear has no place in genuinely humane and ethical horse training. ............
Posted on: Wed, 04 Jun 2014 15:07:49 +0000
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