How do horses help people?

Answer 1

They are the best "all-terrain vehicle" for traveling across wild lands that are sensitive to impact if quads and trikes where to travel through because they are not noisy and they don't disturb wildlife like motorized ATV's do, and you can go anywhere you want that you would otherwise get stuck with an ATV in or where an ATV couldn't go through. Riding a horse in certain parks, whether it's for an hour or for a couple of days, offer a unique tourism and traveling experience that cannot be replaced or compared by walking, ATVs, cars or RV's.

Horses are also still great work-animals for handling, herding and working with livestock like cattle and sheep on a large-scale operation like a North American/South American ranch or Australian station. There are many such ranch owners that prefer to raise cattle the old way rather than having to spend money on all the technology and gadgets companies have come out with to help with handling and working with livestock. In the past, heavy draft horses were (and in some areas still are) used to work fields for growing crops, mowing hay, etc.

In some large cities horses are good for use police-work, such as patrolling large parks or streets where walking is not fast enough to get around, and a car would get stuck in traffic, but a horse is perfect for getting around more quickly and efficiently.

Horses are also used for therapeutic uses such as helping people to walk again by exercising the hips when a person is riding them, and as a confidence and self-esteem booster for kids and troubled teens. Horses also teach responsibility, dedication and patience when working with them for shows or just to have as a companion animal.

Horses are also a great subject for art and Photography because of their beauty and their complex yet simple behaviour.

Answer 2

We treat them well, exercise them and ride them, they like that.

~TL

You can save a horse, foal or pony from slaughter.