18/01/2025
Horses are not machines, toys or objects.
They aren’t disposable when our ridden requirements change.
They aren’t replaceable when age inevitably begins to weigh them down, nor when the tear and wear of their often-unforgiving lifestyles takes hold.
They are not here for our entertainment, nor to burden the weight of our own lives.
They don’t owe us anything.
They are living, breathing creatures with their own entirely valid set of needs.
They are mothers, fathers, friends, herd members.
They grieve.
They hurt.
They bleed like us.
They suffer from loneliness.
They are uniquely their own beings, separate to us.
Yet we abuse them, starve them, overfeed them, beat them, isolate them, ignore their suffering and in return, expect the world back.
They continue to forgive us.
We use, we command, we control, and we take little accountability.
Still, they continue to conform.
One day, I hope the equine industry comes to realise that to be wealthy, to be rich, to be fortunate, to win, is to recognise that true peace and genuine connection lies in their presence.
Horses are not machines, toys or objects.
They are simply animals, co-existing on the same timeline as us.
Please don’t take their kind-nature for granted.
