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Is it animal cruelty to ride a horse?

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    #32
    Mickey H
    Registered Users Posts: 1,822 ✭✭✭Mickey H


    Jesus OP, phrasing


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    #33
    diomed
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    Valentina wrote: »
    They have evolved into something that humans can utilise and give a purpose to. If humans hadn't utilised them they would have died out long ago.
    Horses have not evolved to their present state. They are bred selectively for a purpose.


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    #34
    Ave Sodalis
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    ThinkProgress wrote: »
    So there are some horses who still rebel against their captors? (good for you horsies... keep fighting the good fight!) :D

    How do you know what they are acting out against or indeed why?

    You are assuming it's because of those reasons... but you don't REALLY know for sure. Perhaps they just sometimes get a bit sick of being your servant/transport device... and get a bit grumpy! (you really don't know for sure)

    And even if some of them don't mind it... (which again is pretty impossible to prove), it's still a bit illogical to conclude that they wouldn't be happier in the wild.

    So many animal studies show that being in their natural environment is the best place for animals... everything else is just a compromise of sorts.

    Impossible to prove? So what you're saying is that, despite people who know better telling you otherwise, you're still going to go with your own ideas... Are you sure you haven't joined PETA?


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    #35
    Ave Sodalis
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    diomed wrote: »
    Horses have not evolved to their present state. They are bred selectively for a purpose.

    In fairness, selective breeding is a form of evolution.


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    #36
    Valentina
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    diomed wrote: »
    Horses have not evolved to their present state. They are bred selectively for a purpose.

    I know that. I meant the closest thing to the animal we have now. Obviously human interference and selective breeding has resulted in many diverse breeds.


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    curioser
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    Is it animal cruelty to ride a horse?

    No - but muffin the mule is positively disgusting!


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