Is Horse Riding Cruel? Vegan? (Rethinking The Debate That Just Won’t Die)

Is horse riding cruel? Do horses like to be ridden? Can vegans ride horses? The answers may surprise you! The ethics of horse riding remains an extremely controversial and divisive topic. This video covers arguments for and against horse riding, the ongoing debates between horse riding schools and methods, whether horse riding hurts horses, the harm of horse riding tack, whether horse riding is vegan, and more. It goes beyond the questions of “is horse riding cruel” and “is horse riding vegan” for a deeper exploration of the ethics of horse use.
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Content mentioned in this video:
• The Horse Riding Ethics Series
— YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmIqdlomtuStYJe3oD-NpUxydS3_iOPJq
— Website: https://bitesizevegan.org/series/horse-riding-ethics/

• My Interview with Ren Hurst
— YouTube: https://youtu.be/VNKI79NMTHY
— Website: https://bitesizevegan.org/learning-to-love-horses-one-trainers-journey-away-from-horseback-riding/

• More About Bits
— YouTube: https://youtu.be/KbARR5Lj178
— Website: https://bitesizevegan.org/horse-riding-cruelty-effects-of-the-bit/

• Horse Racing
— YouTube: https://youtu.be/MrT0h6NXjcA
— Website: https://bitesizevegan.org/horse-racing-exposed-abuse-drugs-death/

• The Leather Industry
— YouTube: https://youtu.be/xI9EsXVzung
— Website: https://bitesizevegan.org/is-leather-a-byproduct-of-the-meat-industry/

• Backyard Chickens
— YouTube: https://youtu.be/yR9BwiukoII
— Website: https://bitesizevegan.org/can-vegans-eat-eggs-from-backyard-chickens-veggans/
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This Bite Size Vegan video: Is horse riding cruel? Do horses like to be ridden? Can vegans ride horses? The answers may surprise you! The ethics of horse riding remains an extremely controversial and divisive topic.
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:42 We’re asking the wrong question
00:47 Are horses meant to be ridden?
01:49 Arguments in defense of horse riding
01:54 Is horse riding good exercise for horses?
02:35 Does riding provide horses with an enriched environment & stimulation?
03:09 Do horses like to be ridden?
04:52 Does horse riding create an emotional bond?
06:03 Arguments against horse riding
07:08 Does horse riding hurt horses physically?
07:37 A question for riders
08:53 The harm of horse riding tack
09:14 Saddles (harm of tack)
09:52 Bits & bridles (harm of tack)
10:29 Whips & crops
11:07 New findings on horse pain perception
11:49 Human whipping test
12:22 Skeletal, muscle, & tissue damage from riding
13:36 Note on research process & efforts at justification
14:13 Summation of “Does horse riding hurt horses?”
14:27 The incremental negotiation of exploitation
15:49 Is horse riding vegan?
16:59 A final question for riders
17:32 In closing & your thoughts?

#vegan #horseriding #horses #horse
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By taking on the ample time requirements of researching the myriad of issues inherent within & surrounding veganism, as well as sorting through the ever-growing mountains of information, Emily Moran Barwick aims to increase both the accessibility of veganism for non-vegans, & the efficiency & effectiveness of current vegans’ activism.