> Much of the rider's task is to keep the horse from recognizing that she is more powerful than the rider is. The moment a horse really catches on that she is larger and stronger than every one of the humans around her, she becomes irredeemably dangerous and has to be put down. The humans are responsible for protecting the horse from the mortal peril of understanding her strength. If the horse is lucky, she stays ignorant throughout a long life of one of the things she is actually capable of knowing.
Wow, powerfully stated.
It's a shame this applies to most of our "civilized" world, too.
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Date: 2006-04-13 09:10 am (UTC)Wow, powerfully stated.
It's a shame this applies to most of our "civilized" world, too.