Training Horses: Should Horses Be Banned?

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Training horses is definitely a challenging job and requires a lot of time and patience to work at a horse’s pace and level. Some trainers are very good at what they do and build a partnership with the horse. They’re also trainers who use cruel Unnecessary methods to speed up the training for money, even if these methods could do long term damage mentally or physically to the horse. There are plenty of different effective ways of training without using any of these inhumane practices. Not only do these cruel training shortcuts hurt the horse but also break their spirit. There is no reason for these methods, and they shouldn’t even be allowed to be used. These horrible training methods should be banned. Training horses is challenging no matter

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