In this community, people rage about animal cruelty. Well I will let people know the other side of the story. I am not afraid to speak up about animals. Yes, there are people out there who abuse animals for no reason and who really do not take care of their animals. Some people though, do take care of their animals, and the animals' ribs and hip bones are showing. Here's a couple reasons why they are showing.
The first reason is because they are old! I had a horse one time, a 34 year old Thoroughbred mare. We fed her every day twice a day with additional hay. You could count every rib on her body. You cannot do hardly anything to old animals whose bones are showing. Another reason why bones may be showing is because their breed is shaped that way. A Jersey milk cow's hip bones stick up tremendously. There is nothing you can do about it. Everyone needs to take in consideration different aspects of that animal before they go and turn that person in.
People don't understand the doings of other people. If a 1,5000 pound animal runs you over or steps on your toes, what would you do? I would hit them to make it move off of me. I don't want to be stepped on. That's not abuse; that example is trying to get yourself respect from that animal. One slap on the neck is going to hurt your hand more than it'll hurt the animal.
Around here, people just assume that the horse is being abused or not getting taken care of properly. Those people do not know both sides of the story. The other side of the story is very helpful in this kind of incident. When you train an animal, you have to get rough with them. They have to learn.
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