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Can I just point out that animal enclosures do not need to be that big. In the wild, animals have home ranges that relate to how much food and water is around. If they're in a food-heavy environment, they don't travel far. If they're in places will little food, their territory is massive to cope with the demand of the animal. Animals in captivity have food, water and enrichment provided to them, which is why they do not need anywhere near as much space. I work with camels, and we get camels out of the wild to train them. After a week we decided one wild camel wouldn't be suitable to work with, so we tried to let him go back in the wild. It took us three days for us to chase him away, because he was so comfortable and knew there was food, water and safety at our farm.

Guest is NOT correct, not by a long shot. Yes, people used to 'break' the animals spirit, and that's horrible. But that hasn't been practiced for a long, long time. Now training methods involve teaching the horse that it will be rewarded if it does what the owner says, and training is all about being part of a team. The horse these days trust humans that ride them, they're not afraid of them. In short, we used to use fear to train animals, now we use trust and friendship.