“If you have a “dominant” or “aggressive” horse, ask yourself if these behaviours you see aren’t fear response towards human interaction? We still see “agressive” or “dominant” horses that are broken (even with so-called horse-friendly methods) after which they might not respond agressive anymore, but they have also lost a part of their soul. Because you can try to transfer agression into apathic behaviour, but you will not take away the tension these horses feel inside.
What is not widely recognised is the impact of the day-to-day relationship with the person on an animal’s wellbeing.
Allow a horse to understand his world, to develop curiosity towards human interaction, don’t try to control their behaviour, but give them the right context that allow them to embrace live, just as much as we would like to embrace it.”
José Schoorl – Learning Horse.
