'Australia got Talent'

Hate it.

Poor chestnuts mouth for a start, he isn't exactly gentle with that monster bit is he :(

I think it is so wrong to put a horse on it's back, total dominance, the horses face said it all.

It made me feel sick, I hate that kind of exhibitionist egotistical horsemanship.
 
Isn't it just as bad though, as making a horse go round a load of jumps? a massive X-country course? Uber-bendy necks on dressage? Lugging heavy carriages about? Lugging people about on backs?

At least they look healthy.
 
team barney said:
Hate it.

Poor chestnuts mouth for a start, he isn't exactly gentle with that monster bit is he :(

I think it is so wrong to put a horse on it's back, total dominance, the horses face said it all.

It made me feel sick, I hate that kind of exhibitionist egotistical horsemanship.
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Totally DISAGREE! What a load of waffle you are spouting, if a horse doesn't want to do something it wont do it, simples!!
 
DragonSlayer said:
Isn't it just as bad though, as making a horse go round a load of jumps? a massive X-country course? Uber-bendy necks on dressage? Lugging heavy carriages about? Lugging people about on backs?

At least they look healthy.
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A horse isn't at it's most vulnerable doing any of those things. To be placed on their backs with the stomachs exposed is emotionally damaging to any horse. To fling bullwhips around it's head whilst doing this is only making a bad situation worse.

Some may like it, but in my opinion to place a horse is such a position is to expose it to the epitome vulnerability.
 
My argument is, if the horse is well cared for, fit and healthy and the owners love them, really can't see much difference in this sort of 'performance' to my horse 'performing' for me doing the usual stuff.

These horses are de-sensitised, so how can you say it's emotionally damaging, do they tell you? What about all those horses at the Royal Wedding, with all that noise? Mostly they get used to it. What about screaming and yelling riots where police horses have to charge into god knows what, not knowing what awaits them?

Better this, than stuck in some manky field, getting naff all food, overgrown feet, full of worms and teeth sticking out of jaws.....
 
yes those horses were so stressed, could not believe the rspca was not called in immediately

i think i saw them yawning and chewing and they looked in excellent condition - what you saw was the bond between man and horse TRUST and some very happy horses -

There is no point blowing things out of proportion or misrepresenting them to suit your agenda
 
jeeve said:
yes those horses were so stressed, could not believe the rspca was not called in immediately

i think i saw them yawning and chewing and they looked in excellent condition - what you saw was the bond between man and horse TRUST and some very happy horses -

There is no point blowing things out of proportion or misrepresenting them to suit your agenda
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Even though I do agree with you, I just wanted to point out that yawning and chewing is a sign of extreme stress - not that I think those horses are extremely stressed, but just that it's not really a good point to make or thing to point out.
 
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