Its hardly unusual for anyone to wear a mask these days...
Maybe he had learnt not to trust people. I wonder why?
He might also have learned that he could move people. When you watch interactions between horses ( as I am sure you know) and other herd animals, who moves who is an important part of group politics. It is in humans in a more complicated way.
I agree, horses use a lot of body language and a look, a ear back or a leg raised is often enough to get another horse to move. Yes they will at times also kick and bite each other. As said before though we are not horses and horses are not humans. They can and do learn they can make us move and we can make them move by getting them to move their feet etc.
Yes it has zero to do with dogs and wolves which is the exact point i was making. Using terms like Alpha and "dominance theory" is idiotic to use with horses as we CANNOT physically dominate them. You're agreeing with me and trying to wordplay it into an argument.you are the leader of the herd, like the description or not. Or at least I hope you are because someone has to be and for the horse's own safety that has to be you. You are riding your horse along a busy road, something appears that terrifies the horse, your leadership will mean the difference between life and death.. Yours and the horses. You are not the "asker of silly questions" you are the boss who says "do it now" and the horse is the follower who understands he has to obey without question. As the leader you have given him the confidence.
I'm not sure people train to make interaction a battle of wills in fact I think most try to avoid that. I also can see no relevance to dogs and wolves. To me that just seems to be people wanting to come up with theories. Horses are very different animals.
You say there is no herd of two. How does your horse see that? You see your relationship as being the provider of resources how does he see it? Does he feel safer with you as his leader?
To get back to Irish Milo who is still missing an answer to her post. We are in the real world. The 16.3 three year old has had very little handling and most of it has been poor, he is in the stable and decides to exit over the top of the handler. Other than ask the silly question of "please don't do that" what are you going to do?
Another example you have just taken on a 2yo bottle fed horse. He only has 2 modes, firstly on his back feet and secondly his teeth attached to your tits whenever you get close enough. (that is a real life example of one of mine)
The trusting relationship part is fine but these are big powerful animals and, when young especially, not always very respectful of their human.
theories are fine but then there is real life.
I've never heard such rubbish in all my life. It scares me that you are a teacher and you think her behaviour is appropriate or justified somehow and how you think the consequence of her actions are disproportionate to what has happened to her.
In other words cower to you and your toxic cronies and stop coming on here. Nah I don't think so. You won't drive me away and why should I let you. You are just one of a toxic few on here that treat people with an alternative opinion despicably and disrespectfully and you are the ones constantly trying to provoke me so don't come that nonsense. You are just bullies plain and simple and inflame the situation to incite others into your way of thinking.
Err, I wasn't?????N
I am pleased that you have now found a better way but there is really no need to become evangelical about it, like a reformed smoker, condemning those who have not yet seen the light.
Perhaps you could ask yourself why you make personalised, unpleasant comments. It appears to me that you do so, to then complain about being bullied, when actually, you are the one who appears to be behaving in a bullying manner.Err, I wasn't?????
I don't know why you come out with this stuff other than to provoke me into another reaction.
Err, I wasn't?????