Being the light will cast shadows on the darkness. There is no light without darkness. You don't know what "right" is without the contrast of "wrong" yet some things aren't so black and white. There are wolves in sheeps clothing among us in the horse world. One of those is the man versus beast mentality. How attached are you to a certain outcome that you find yourself riding aggressively? Maybe you know others that do this but they are generally well intended. Exploring your emotions while working with horses involves some inner soul searching. Helping yourself helps others, and helping others helps yourself. What are you aware of? Where does your money and energy go? Here are some dark truths of the horse industry and how you can put your money and energy to shed more light in the darkness.

Cited in this episode:

The Horse Crucified and Risen by Alexander Nevzorov

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0737080606816679

allseatedinabarn.com

canadianhorsedefencecoalition.org

horseshit.ca