![]() They are prey animals like horses, but so brave. Horses were a safe haven where we spoke the language we didn’t hear in our homes.ĭonkeys seem to blur that same line differently. We learned firsthand that violent dominance can’t build trust, and we escaped to the barn. Lots of us came to horses because of rough handling as children. Humans may be born predators, but some become prey soon after. I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is to protection by man from the cruelty of man.” He said, “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. Mahatma Gandhi is respected for his choice to live as prey (non-violent disobedience) rather than a predator. Beyond that, we each choose to identify differently. Sometimes the line between predator and prey gets a bit blurred: mice get eaten by cats, who get eaten by coyotes. We are arrogant (part of our gift) to think that humans are the pinnacle of evolution. The circle of life is more multi-dimensional and interdependent than that. Still, science continues to prove that other species aren’t as limited as we originally thought. To say equines and humans don’t think alike is an understatement. Self-awareness can be very positive, but it also runs wild with ego and self-importance. Instead, humans were gifted with a sixth sense of existential awareness. Humans are the equivalent of blind, hairless mice in comparison. Horses are very far-sighted, with a great senses of smell and hearing. Prey animals tend to have especially sharp senses. Our eyes are set close and we usually eat meat and wear animal skin. Humans are predators, like mountain lions and wolves. Prey animals usually have wide set eyes as an early defense system. Simply put, that means that other animals eat them, and their natural instinct and only defense is to flee. One of the first things to know about horses is that they are prey animals.
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