wtf tbh I'd rather just stand near the chair and contemplate a route of escape instead of dragging the thing around on my nOSE bc that would look stupid af and my self esteem is already low enough without a great fucking lawn chair hanging from my SKULL
The way they train a circus elephant is kinda the same. When it is small they tie it down with big heavy chains on its feet so it has no possible way of escape. Then when they're older they put small ropes that they can easily break out of but in their heads they still think it's big heavy chains on their feet.
Alright every time I see this picture I get so fucking annoyed because this horse doesn't think it can't escape, it's just been trained to be calm and stand still when it's 'tied'. Doesn't matter what it's tied to, it'll just stay because in countless other situations, it was asked to stand still. Look at his ears; they're hanging at the side of his LOW (hint hint, calm) head; they're not pinned, he's not rearing, although his tails active -could be flies- he just looks calm. One back leg cocked, and with nothing in the vicinity, it doesn't look like he's going to kick, so he may just be resting his foot.
TL;DR -He's not 'chained'. He's not unwilling. He's just doing what he thinks the owner wants him to do, based off previous experiences/training. He's being good. So if you want to validate your 'mental chaining', get another picture.
Yep, one back leg cocked, opposite front leg cocked, that's a resting pose for a relaxed horse. I grew up on a farm with two quarter-horses, a morgan, a tennessee walker, a thoroughbred and a belgian clydesdale.
TL;DR -He's not 'chained'. He's not unwilling. He's just doing what he thinks the owner wants him to do, based off previous experiences/training. He's being good. So if you want to validate your 'mental chaining', get another picture.