Guest guest Posted December 1, 2001 Report Share Posted December 1, 2001 oh boi ummm.. personally...it all depends.... i have companion animals...which certain folks on this list deplore..but, i love them as much as the folks on this list love their children... horse riding can be cruel, demeaning and assorted other nasty things.. but, horses , as far as i've seen, can enjoy the company of humans, as well as their own kind.... now, spurs..ugh! fraggle In a message dated 11/30/01 11:49:28 PM Pacific Standard Time, honor_chan writes: << I've always wanted to do horse riding, but somehow it has only JUST registered in my head that as a vegan, I should not ride horses... Just wanted to hear from all of you, what do you think? I love working with non-humans, but then again, to love them means not to exploit them...and I guess it would be fair to say that horse riding DOES exploit horses... Welcoming all opinions, including those that would harshly ask me, " And you call yourself vegan???!!! " Thanks! Honor >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 2001 Report Share Posted December 1, 2001 Owned a horse (irrelevant reason) for a period in which she lived in a boring square field, and on the common land also which had trees, ponds and 40 others. I didn't ride her then - she had 'enough' space where before, I did, on the basis that the field was so boring. I wouldn't want a horse to be ridden so if you can don't get into the industry 'at all' , but I haven't any problem with 'enough' land being used to play with horses which could involve riding them bare back as that gives the horse the choice to play with you or not. > I've always wanted to do horse riding, but somehow it has only JUST >registered in my head that as a vegan, I should not ride horses... Just >wanted to hear from all of you, what do you think? I love working with >non-humans, but then again, to love them means not to exploit them...and I >guess it would be fair to say that horse riding DOES exploit horses... > >Welcoming all opinions, including those that would harshly ask me, " And you >call yourself vegan???!!! " > >Thanks! >Honor > >_______________ >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at <a Target='_new' Href='http://talk21.btopenworld.com/redirect.html?http://explorer.msn.com/intl.a\ sp'>http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp</a> > > > >To to the Digest Mode [ recommended ], send an email to: vegan-network-digest > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 2, 2001 Report Share Posted December 2, 2001 I don't really know that much about horses. I do know that both William Shatner and the TV vet, Wendy (?) Turner, ride horses, and they are popularly described as vegan. The definition on the vegan website only talks about animal *products*. Riding is a service, not a product . Really, it's down to how much pressure the horse is under. Is the relationship closer to pet and owner, or horse and jockey? But I don't really know that much about horses . Honor Chan wrote: > > I've always wanted to do horse riding, but somehow it has only JUST > registered in my head that as a vegan, I should not ride horses... Just > wanted to hear from all of you, what do you think? I love working with > non-humans, but then again, to love them means not to exploit them...and I > guess it would be fair to say that horse riding DOES exploit horses... > > Welcoming all opinions, including those that would harshly ask me, " And you > call yourself vegan???!!! " > > Thanks! > Honor > > _______________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > To to the Digest Mode [ recommended ], send an email to: vegan-network-digest > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 2, 2001 Report Share Posted December 2, 2001 i'd have to agree....it depends on the pressure the horse is under.... if there's no pressure to strive and win....and it's just as a fun thing...then i think it's ok.... casey Dr Ian McDonald wrote: > > I don't really know that much about horses. > > I do know that both William Shatner and the TV vet, Wendy (?) Turner, > ride horses, and they are popularly described as vegan. > > The definition on the vegan website only talks about animal *products*. > Riding is a service, not a product . > > Really, it's down to how much pressure the horse is under. Is the > relationship closer to pet and owner, or horse and jockey? But I don't > really know that much about horses . > > Honor Chan wrote: > > > > I've always wanted to do horse riding, but somehow it has only JUST > > registered in my head that as a vegan, I should not ride horses... Just > > wanted to hear from all of you, what do you think? I love working with > > non-humans, but then again, to love them means not to exploit them...and I > > guess it would be fair to say that horse riding DOES exploit horses... > > > > Welcoming all opinions, including those that would harshly ask me, " And you > > call yourself vegan???!!! " > > > > Thanks! > > Honor > > > > _______________ > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > > > > To to the Digest Mode [ recommended ], send an email to: vegan-network-digest > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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