RE: [RC] What does "bonding" with a horse mean to you? - Jim Holland
A horse will never “love” you
like a dog. His mind just doesn’t work that way. For one
thing, the horse is a prey animal, the dog is a predator, but it’s more
complicated that that. Security, Safety, Consistency, and familiar
surroundings are the horse’s highest priority. Since man is also a
predator, we have difficulty understanding things from the horse’s
perspective.
From:
ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Susan Favro Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006
1:06 AM To:
AERCMembersForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; PNER@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] What does
"bonding" with a horse mean to you?
I was talking with a trainer friend of mine this evening and
we got to talking about the different buzz words that clinicians are using
these days. One term that came up was the word “bonding.” The more we
discussed it the more we realized that even between just the two of us, there
was a lot of variation on what our picture was of the relationship between a
bonded human and their horse. It was a fun and enlightening discussion.
So what’s your take on it? If your horse is well
trained and responds to you, is that bonded? Or is it that the horse runs
across the pasture when you come into view? Is it leadership on your part? Or
is it submission on the horse’s part? Or is it because you feel like you
and your horse are a “herd of two”? Does it mean your horse will be
more human-like and you will be more horse-like? Is it the same type of
relationship you have with a dog?
Assuming there are a variety of folks on Ride Camp, PNER and
AERC who may belong to one but not the other forums, I’m going to post
this on all three forums.
…S
Susan Favro
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