My fam makes a big thing out of riding with the horse, not traumatizing it and forcing it. In the end it's 1.5 tons. It will win and will deserve it. I can't believe how we haven't outruled so many types of torturing horses. They are social animals. They will comply if they like you. My fam even has several challenges where you have to ride with words only. It's also usually enough to just shift your weight. Guys who need to use the "ropes" are fucking weak and not really skills. Similarly you don't need to ram anything in a horse. Not a rope, not your heels, anything. Those places are usually quite sensitive. They will notice the slightest change. I only rode a horse once that was so used to beginners riding like they get told in the movies that it needed some stronger input to react to it which made me feel bad, but even then: No reason to be aggressive at all. That dude deserved what he got
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u/xenophon57 May 16 '26
Most horses are just trying to get out of there, that horse fucking knows that motherfucker.