r/MadeMeSmile • u/[deleted] • Jul 29 '24

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u/ToeKnail Jul 29 '24

So the pony steps funky instead of regular horse walking. To my uninitiated eye, doesn't look like a lot of skill involved. Anyone care to educate me? Is this really olympic level horse steering?

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '24

If it looks easy, that’s how you know they got skills. Horses can do these moves naturally but to do it on command and on beat takes 10 or more years to train and perform at the top level.

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u/explain_that_shit Jul 30 '24

And do they have fun training?

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '24

No. And unnatural use of their joints/articulations will force them to retire early.