stackyFACTSSitting bareback on an equine spine is profoundly painful for both parties involved. By inventing a solid wooden tree wrapped in thick hides, humans finally figured out how to sit comfortably for hours without permanently paralyzing their extremely expensive pack animal.
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Under many international traffic and penal codes, you can absolutely be arrested and charged with a DUI for aggressively riding a horse while heavily…
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Because humans arbitrarily decided centuries ago to only climb on from the left, doing it from the wrong side totally freaks the animal out. It is a rigid,…
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