Horses are valued by humans for the past million of years. Humans began to domesticate horses due to their ability to modulate with their environment. Horses' anatomy enables them to use of speed to escape predators. They have a well-developed sense of balance and a strong fight-or-flight instinct. Most domesticated horses begin training under saddle or in harness between the ages of two and four. The average life span of horses is approximately between 25 and 30 years. Horse breeds are based on general temperament. Spirited speed and endurance. Horses and humans intermingle in a wide variety of working activities such as police work, agriculture, entertainment, and therapy. Horses were historically used in warfare, from which a wide variety of riding. Many products are derived from horses, including meat, hide, and hair. Humans provide domesticated horses with food, water. and shelter. Horses are valued by humans in many ways and many forms of media such as Disney and the tale of Sprit, Hippotherapy, a form of rehabilitative therapy, and the tale of the Trojan horse. . Disney has made films regarding horses such as Sprit. It is about a mustang stallion that grows up to proudly succeed his father as leader of the Cimarron herd in the Wild West. When they reach the Dakota Territory, Sprit gets curious and a cowboy catches him and sells him to the United States cavalry. The cavalry uses a method of training by breaking a horse. This method fails with sprit. Spirit is captured by a brave and escapes on his back. He also tricks him to a coral with his beloved mare, but shows respect and wins some trust. As the railroad arrives, the Indian village is wrecked and Spirit gets captured for use as a draft-horse. When the stallion... ... middle of paper ... ... and occasionally, horses are trained to perform without a bridle or other headgear. Many horses are also driven, which requires a harness, bridle, and some type of vehicle. Horse are valued by human in the past and will be in the future by all aspect horses are used to help human gain an increase in function in a variety of traditions and existing methods. Works Cited Association, A. H. (n.d.). Hippotherapy Researh and Supportive Evidance . Retrieved November 1, 2010, from American Hippotherapy Association . Greek Myths in Order of Publication. (n.d.). Retrieved November 1 1, 2010, from Storynory LTD: http://storynory.com/category/greek-myths/ Kelly Asbury, L. C. (Director). (2002). Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002) [Motion Picture]. Viegas, J. (Director). (2010). Horses Never Forget Human Friends [Television Picture].
The use of horses for human consumption dates back to the earliest use of animals for human consumption. Horses are used for food in many counties but are also considered inhumane in other countries. In the United States specifically, horsemeat is not the norm for consumed meat. There seems to be a problem that has arisen. It is suspected that horses being slaughtered at horse slaughtering factories are not the most up to date, pain free for the horse, and human as people suspect them to be like beef kill floors. There are many pros and cons to horse slaughter that accompany the pressure groups on each side of horse slaughter. Another big controversy with horse slaughter is the argument of legalizing horse slaughter and what those details will entail in the law.
This would include tacking up, feedings, cleaning stalls and other miscellaneous barn work. Not only is this all physical activity, but it teaches the rider responsibility, displace, and patience. In a study looking at the effects of Therapeutic Horseback Riding with Military Veterans by Leslie LaFleur spoke of horsemanship teaching the participate “transferable skills”. “Participants commented that the horsemanship lessons “paralleled to all aspects of your life” in ways that allowed the riders to make their own connections to how each lesson applied to their life and recovery process. These transferable skills created “ripple effects” in emotional, cognitive, physical, and social
This destroyed the image set by Americans, a great strong champion reduced to a pile of steaks, or put into dog food. Where is freedom and liberty in that? But, though they excel at it, horses are not just made to run, some horses are used as guides for the blind. Horses contribute so much to society and all that potential is wasted in each horse sent to slaughter. Another cultural reference is the mustang, a strong free animal that roams the range. Mustangs were formerly protected from slaughter until recently in 2005 when a bill killed a 1971 law that prevented feral horses from being sold to slaughterhouses. Now any horse older than ten years old, or any young horse that has not been to three auctions and been sold is to be sent to slaughter. These horses have bloodlines of nearly pure Spanish stock and are an essential part of America’s living history. Congress needs to understand that the American’s perspective of a horse has shifted from being livestock to being a companion animal. For example, in a US survey by the Huffington Post, only thirteen percent of Americans sa...
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When riding a horse you don’t just sit there and do nothing, You work hard to control a 800-1000 pound animal. You have to push your horse and yourself to the greatest you can be. It is a lot of work, it is just like any other sport. You have to go ride your horse at least 4 times a week, you practice in the wind, rain, snow, when it’s hot out, and event when it is freezing cold.
Equine Therapy is known to help improve motor skills and psychological developments in children. Borgi illustrates, “having a goal oriented interaction with horses has an improvement in mental well-being, sense of self efficacy, and self esteem. Positively affecting individuals quality of life and global learning. Targeting sensory and motor difficulties, makes effects
The evolution of horses over the last 50 million years, is remarkable really. Horses used to look so different back then, its amazing to look at the difference now. Because there’s so much information on each and every type of horse that the modern horse started off as and a lot of researchers have put the information on timelines and graphs for people to view. It kinda resembles a tree if you look at the picture. It has so many different branches. To make this easy to understand this paper will go over a view of the many different forms of horse, including how old they are and what they looked like.
The horses need to be in shape for whatever the rider ask him/her to do. Horses need to have muscle strength to keep them balanced. It is known that if the horse drops his inside shoulder the rider will feel like the horse is going to fall over. The horse needs to build up his muscle in his whole body so that he can carry himself the way he should. Once the horse has begun to build up some muscle in his body it should feel less like the horse will fall over. Also when the horse muscles get stronger the rider should also be building more muscle from the aids used while helping the horse build up his strength in his body (Meredith, Faith). The horse is not the only one that needs to be physically fit; the rider does too. Riders need to have upper body strength to keep them in the correct position while riding a horse. To be in that position, one should have an invisible line from his/her ears to his/her heels. Riders need to build up
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Another popular breed, for kids mostly, is the Ponies of America, or POA. These horses are generally small compared to the other breeds I have mentioned and they are well mannered which makes them good for children. My wife and daughter have three horses, a Paint, an Arabian, and a POA. I don't classify them in the typical manner described above; I classify them by their personalities. Their personalities are partly a result of their respective breeds, partly a result of their gender - all males -, partly a result of their age, and partly a result of the order in which they became ours.
Training a horse to ride is hard work, it involves ground work, riding, and in both patience is very important. In the next few paragraphs I will be explaining the steps needed to train a horse.
People around the globe love horse racing as a sport. The countries that get especially excited about it is Japan, England, and the United States. Many other nations do carry a history of the game. When a horse has a perfect body, a sense of reliability, and indomitable satisfaction he is ideal for racing. Think of all of the past cultures and ancient times that relied on the horse species for combat and transportation. It was only a matter of time before humans would be able to tame them and use them for sport.
As I said, I love to tack up and go for a ride. One piece of equipment that we all use if you ride horses is a bridle. In a bridle is a piece of metal called a bit, that's what you put in the horse's mouth. Personally, I don’t like bits so I use a hackamore. A hackamore is a band that goes around the horse’s mouth not in! Another piece of tack is a saddle. It is the seat part you put on the horse. There are two types of saddles, western and English. There is a piece of equipment that goes under the saddle to prevent saddle burns, and that is the saddle pad! Saddle pads, of course, come in many different shapes, sizes, colors, and patterns.
Horses are grazers and prey animals by nature, their “fight or flight” reaction is prominent. Their senses are developed to rapidly detect changes in their environment. Horses have a strong herd instincts, they will group together and follow the herd leader. Animals isolated will be anxious and can be very dangerous and may charge at people or injure itself trying to rejoin the herd. Mares will protect their young; avoid separating mare-foal pairs. Horses have widely spaced eyes, which causes them not to be able to see behind or right in front under their nose. The blind spot behind the animal should be avoided at all times.
The horse in Secretariat is very obedient to its trainer and jockey. Racehorses are trained to listen from a very young age. The people who handle the horse are very gentle and calm around the horse. The horse is very comfortable around them and trusts them as a dog trusts its owner. Behaviors like responding to movements of the bit in the mouth are taught to horses while different gaits like trot, canter and gallop are naturally learned by horses. The training methods in the movie can be applied to most racehorses as the goal is the same, to be