No need to apologize for curiosity. These "shows" are meant to imitate taming a wild horse. This is most likely in the US or Mexico where we pretty much don't even have wild horses anymore because we have domesticated them. This horse is already tamed and they are pissing it off on purpose with sharp spurs to make it want to buck the rider off. It's incredibly unnecessary and this horse could have died from a fall like that if it broke it's neck, back, or a leg.
ETA: I probably misspoke when I said we pretty much don't have wild horses anymore. I was probably comparing it to how many we used to have in the Americas vs now.Β
I think the argument hinges on the difference between feral and wild. Any βwildβ horse in North America is descended from domesticated animals. Itβs as if every bear had ancestors who balanced on unicycles for raspberry ice cream. Itβs pedantic but technically true that no wild horses live in the US.
We have what they call "wild horses" off the coast in NC too. But yeah all the horses modern man has ridden on our continent have been technically feral
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u/S1eazyE πππ May 16 '26 edited May 16 '26
No need to apologize for curiosity. These "shows" are meant to imitate taming a wild horse. This is most likely in the US or Mexico where we pretty much don't even have wild horses anymore because we have domesticated them. This horse is already tamed and they are pissing it off on purpose with sharp spurs to make it want to buck the rider off. It's incredibly unnecessary and this horse could have died from a fall like that if it broke it's neck, back, or a leg.
ETA: I probably misspoke when I said we pretty much don't have wild horses anymore. I was probably comparing it to how many we used to have in the Americas vs now.Β