Mamba, the stallion, a horse being a horse

07/02/2025

Absolutely...that's the real quality time to share together 💕

With our dogs and cats we often spend many hours without wanting anything from them other than their presence. This is why these relationships grow so strong and often form an understanding without any form of training.

When was the last time you spend time with your horse like that? Without him needing to do something for you, or you needing to do something for him or around the stables?

I often just sit with my horses and have a coffee, like you would with any friend or relative.
Have a coffee with your horse 😄

Josepha

07/02/2025

07/02/2025

An image being a perfect bitter sarcasm, so just my own usual style, that to me can underline what I always repeat over and over: the equestrian industry, wherever you may look at, is all around getting the result to earn money, no matter how and no matter what... While at the exact same time going on telling people the beautiful fairy tales about horses being loved willing athletes treated like Kings...
Pitifully disgusting 😑

Picture credit: Fed Up Fred

07/02/2025

Yes...Let's always keep that light alive into our horses' eyes 💗🙏🏻

I salute the light within your eyes where the whole universe dwells…

~Crazy Horse

07/02/2025

So true...I can't do without it anymore ❣️

Picture source unknown

07/02/2025

Yes, the Big Lick again.
And the horse in this picture is just a baby, not even 2 years old. Already tortured like this.
Well, the simple fact of this aberration peacefully going on no matter its evident horror unfortunately speaks volumes about the perverse nature of the equestrian industry, being all about money and money alone 🤬

Picture source: Citizens Against Big Lick

07/02/2025

There are many different ways horses can say No to things. It's all about knowing our own horses, while also having good observation skills and general understanding of their animal language.
And consent does matter in any real relationship we may have, the one with our horses too, with them who need to be sure that nothing bad happens even if they may say No to something we ask.
And whenever this happens, then we just need to help them by taking a step back while trying to understand the reason of their refusal and consequently what we could do better or totally change in order for them to feel comfortable with giving us a Yes if ever possible ❣️

07/02/2025

So true...only understanding it we can truly help them recovering 💟

I don’t think people realize just how many horses out there carry trauma with them.

With that, I don’t even mean severely abused horses that have been starved, or beaten heavily. There are plenty of those around, and those usually cause a lot of outrage (as they should).

What I am talking about though, is the horses whose trauma is never really recognized as such. The ones who tolerate humans and their requests, but never learned to trust them. Those who get extremely obsessive about food which are labelled as “bossy” or ”dominant”. Those who deal with severe Separation anxiety, which are said to be “dramatic”. Those who cannot self-regulate, or co-regulate and constantly carry tension. Those who try to express their pain, which get punished for it because “just a mare”.
Those who are “perfect” until they finally get a choice.

Between Unethical weaning practices, unsuitable welfare, constantly moving homes & and ownership, and aversive training/handling approaches, most horses at some point experience trauma. And this trauma can present itself in a variety of ways. Some are more subtle than others.
Trauma doesn’t have to be this huge explosive reaction. Just like people, horses can carry trauma and move on with their lives fairly normally. It can shape their personality just like it can shape ours.
However, that doesn’t mean doing so is healthy.

The horse that has been in 6+ homes before the age of 10, and thus can’t cope with changes. That is Trauma.
The horse that has never had consistent companionship and becomes obsessive with certain herd mates. That is Trauma
The horse that has only known corrections when they tried to express their confusion, fear, or dislike, and turns from “a perfect beginner’s horse” to “Don’t touch me” the moment you stop using corrections. That is Trauma.
The horse that never had a chance to learn from other horses or connect with people and thus can’t trust people to make good choices for them, can’t self-regulate or co-regulate, and can’t think their way through a situation. That is Trauma.
The horse who was only ever fed 2 times a day and was left without food for 6 hours each night, and has thus become food-aggressive. That is Trauma.
The horse who experienced highly aversive training techniques, and thus now gets frustrated, tense and severely stressed out anytime they are handled in a similar manner. That. Is. Trauma.

Sometimes, awareness of this can be a frustration and defeating realization. I think as equestrians we are often blind to this reality, because sadly, it’s just so common to see horses like that.
It’s not until you work with young, untraumatized horses, or rehabilitated horses, that you realize: “Oh! This is how it should be!”

06/02/2025

Today...the expression he has whenever there's a horse behind that he doesn't like so much...As if he was saying: "It's right there, mom, but I'm being a good horse.." 😁❤️😁

06/02/2025

Shameful atrocity. Yes, again.
Because we must stop this 🤬

06/02/2025

For whoever not knowing about this, it's always so worth sharing...
These are the so called “fairy slippers” that foals have over their hooves in order to protect the mom's uterus and birth canal. Then, right after the birth, these soft “feathers” dry up and fall off, so that the foal's hooves quickly harden and are ready for standing up.
Nature is simply perfect 😍

06/02/2025

Simply perfect for my page too 💖🙏🏻💖

This is for all of the cycle breakers who have felt that something is wrong for a while and are now openly embracing that reality and trying to speak change into existence.

Those not ready for that change will try to shame you into silence.

To them, you’ll always be:

“Too much.”

“Too opinionated.”

“Overly negative”

“Annoying.”

“Pessimistic.”

Or any number of other descriptors.

But, it’s not indicative of a healthy person to be thriving in an incredibly sick society.

It’s not “normal” to be “okay” with being surrounded by stress and trauma all of the time.

It isn’t “healthy” to lean into apathy and ignore all of the problems and accept your fate.

The fact that many others opt for a learned helpless response doesn’t mean you need to follow suit.

And it certainly doesn’t make you a failure of a person to embark down the difficult path of trying to speak change into existence.

There are many normalized problems in our world.

The fact that you see them and are not comfortable with it is a VERY normal and healthy response.

Don’t let anyone convince you of otherwise.

06/02/2025

Oh yes 🥰

06/02/2025

Just a disgusting video from a disgusting page...🤬

06/02/2025

That's what I do hope for Mamba and me...just as it should be, as horses are a lifetime commitment ❣️

06/02/2025

I truly wish an expression like this not to be ever seen anymore...
Both if it was the one of a horse being exploited for whatever utility work and even worse if it was the one of a horse being exploited just for whatever human sport.
Earning and entertainment should never originate from the suffering of a sentient being 💔

06/02/2025

Horses just can never think to be somehow wasted.
Yes, some can have an athletic potential that could be developed with much work and dedication for our own human goals, surely not for theirs. In fact no horse ever thought about reaching their sporting potential, no horse ever dreamed about becoming an athlete. Horses live in the moment and all they truly need and desire is just being the wonderful animals they are: having choices, enjoying their social interactions, having the opportunity to move freely, having the appropriate food and a calm, quiet and safe handling.
So don't ever feel guilty if you are maybe said to be wasting your horses' potential, as the truth is that you are reaching their potential for just being happy horses 💚

Picture credit: Ben Hart Horsemanship

06/02/2025

As I always say, the whole system is sick: they just don't care, even when abuses are exposed to them asking for any action.
The point is that the equestrian industry is not about loving horses at all, it's only about exploiting them for money 😑