Becoming a Horseman_ What Does it Mean Today?

or bridles their horse that tells me a lot about the relationship between horse and rider. Cardinal also agreed with Emerson that horsemen can be found in all parts of the horse industry saying Its a language and it can be on the ground it can be with multiple horses at the same time. She notes that theres no timeline or end destination to becoming a horseman I dont think theres a shortcut to becoming a horseman. You can continually get better and keep learning. To me its a lifelong thing working on the art
It was encouraging to hear Emerson and Cardinal express similar views about what defines a horseman considering their vastly divergent horse experiences. They also both agreed that with the financial and performance pressures in todays horse industry producing quick results can easily become more important to many riders than putting horses first. However just as Xenophons definition of a horseman was audacious for its time hopefully more riders and horse industry participants will decide that achieving the grail of becoming a horseman is well worth the effort for both themselves and the happiness of the sentient beings we all cherish.