THE HORSE

The horse is such a pitiful animal. I do not mean that in the sense that the horse is not a fine animal, it is. I just mean that I pity the horse, is all.
The horse used to roam the steppes of Eurasia thousands of years ago. Like many grazing animals, they lived in huge herds dominated by the strongest stallion. Wolves and large cats preyed upon the horses. Even some early humans hunted the horse for meat, though I’m sure that early humans ate a lot more slower animals more often. The horse, with it’s large muscled body and powerful hooves, was also a dangerous animal to prey upon.
Somewhere down the time-line, humans began using the horse as a beast of burden. The horse, in the days before machines, was capable of hauling heavy loads, and was smart enough to navigate rough terrain. The horse was a major factor in the success of human civilization. I think, however, that horses would, if asked, have declined to help out willingly.
The horse today cannot possibly be a happy animal. Sure, we have agreed not to eat them and we give them sugar cubes now and again--but that’s about it. The rest of the horses existence is that of physical abuse, enforced servitude, and captivity.
First, as a horse, you are forced to breed with whatever other horse your owner decides is worthy. Next, your child is likely taken away from you at an early age for training. Special trainers will forcibly break the horse. This means that the horse will learn that there is no point at all of resisting it’s human masters. Race horses are forced to run as fast as possible, literally exhausting themselves at the whim of their miniature human riders. Some horse actually DIE in a race. Some break their leg, at which point they are put to death. Other horses are lucky enough to just trot around a few times a week with their rich owner on their back in a ridiculous looking outfit. They only have to have a metal rod jammed in their mouth and get smacked with a tiny whip now and again. When, as a horse, you have outlived your usefulness--you are most likely shot and made into glue and dog food.
“They like their lives!” shout horse owners. “We love our horse like they were family!” This is exactly what all slave owners have said through the ages. “We give are horses(slaves) everything they could possibly want.”
Face it. Horses are just dumb animals. They have no real feelings. They don’t care what happens to them and they don’t care what happens to their young. They don’t feel pain. They can’t be happy or sad. Their just big flesh and bone machines.
This isn’t my opinion, just my observation. FREE THE HORSES. Let rich people ride really nice bikes.