I love most animals, especially mammals! But I haven't been around a lot of horses nor do I have a huge interest in them. If I could afford it I would love to learn to horseback ride and maybe even own a horse. Also I've heard there are therapies for anxiety and PTSD that involve riding horses and I'm curious about that. But also horses are huge, strong, skittish and technically they are prey animals in the wild. So that can be a dangerous cocktail. My closest animal friendships have always been with dogs and cats. I dunno if that would necessarily be true if I'd been raised on a farm or ranch. But I suspect had I been raised on a farm I still would be more into dogs and cats cause their much smaller, calmer and more secure in their surroundings. I don't know much about horses but they seem very vulnerable to me. This is just my opinion but I trust a Golden Retriever more than I would ever trust a horse.
Is it normal that I don't trust horses?
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I love most animals, especially mammals! But I haven't been around a lot of horses nor do I have a huge interest in them. If I could afford it I would love to learn to horseback ride and maybe even own a horse. Also I've heard there are therapies for anxiety and PTSD that involve riding horses and I'm curious about that. But also horses are huge, strong, skittish and technically they are prey animals in the wild. So that can be a dangerous cocktail. My closest animal friendships have always been with dogs and cats. I dunno if that would necessarily be true if I'd been raised on a farm or ranch. But I suspect had I been raised on a farm I still would be more into dogs and cats cause their much smaller, calmer and more secure in their surroundings. I don't know much about horses but they seem very vulnerable to me. This is just my opinion but I trust a Golden Retriever more than I would ever trust a horse.