I’m going to do it. I’m going to be the cute picture buzzkill, but oh my god. There are so many reasons a child that tiny shouldn’t be handling any significantly-sized horse alone, let alone a draft breed. Horses are prey animals, and more prone to panic, no matter how well-trained they are.
Let me put it this way. An eight hundred pound donkey managed to catch me off balance and put my ass on the ground, and I’m a grown woman. I gave myself rope burn keeping a hold on the lead, and she could have easily stomped my head in, if she hadn’t spooked when I fell and been trying to get away.
A horse this size could easily weigh more than a ton, and I don’t like the kid’s chances if it were to spook and run, especially if part of her gets caught up in that loop of lead, or she doesn’t let go.
Interact with large animals of any species responsibly, people.
Yeeeeah, there was a long string of these on my dash tonight-this was pretty much the only good one, considering the lead, breed, and size of the kid.
The others were toddler sized kids, dragging the entire lead on the ground, or under hooves and working with-or worse, sitting on-light breeds or small ponies. I’ll take an older kid, more or less holding the lead well, with a draftie over that any day. Not that I’m not cringing for the sake of her toes and head, and I’m not saying I wouldn’t prefer her to be a bit bigger/older, but we also don’t know the story here, and there’s no reason to bubble wrap the world.
Too true. I’d just prefer to see an adult standing closer just in case, if not with a hand on the halter. Call if paranoia or a healthy respect for the size of those hooves, whatever you will. LOL
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