When I was young I used to ride horses, but not any more. A friend of mine is into dressage. Do you like horses?
I love horses, but I'm interested in equine welfare. This is about the conditions of their lives and use.
That sounds interesting. Horses are magnificent animals. How anyone could mistreat them, or any animal, is beyond me.
Agreed! Animal abuse can also involve neglect, and not just intentional acts.
Oh, that makes me mad. I heard Georgia passed a law making it a crime to abuse (and I guess neglect) animals. I presume that law applies to horses, too.
" in England. France followed suit with the creation of the French League for the Protection of the Horse and the passage of the Grammont Law in 1850. Similar concerns over animal welfare developed in the United States. The debate intensified and extended throughout North America and Europe over the next century, particularly regarding the use of the horse during war, the use of horses as working animals on city streets, sports training, horse slaughter, and conditions of horse breeding and keeping. In the United States, the practice of soring
. Then, when they have the horse nicely broken, you give to a cowboy. Why don't you give the wild horses to the cowboys to break in? They ride on saddles, and it would not be so hard for them.' But the chief cowboy only said, "Well, I can't be bothered by a little thing like that. You will have to see Buffalo Bill about the horses.' But I retorted, "You know very well that Buffalo Bill does not know what you do