Posts Tagged ‘The Four models’
Anthropomorphic Addiction
Written by Hiddenhorse on 02/03/2010 – 6:46 pm -This article is about addiction. But please don’t be put off. It is about one of the most common addictions in the world, an addiction suffered by probably 99% of all people that work with animals and certainly, almost everyone who doesn’t. Like all addictions it is very powerful (addictive) because it is very rewarding – and sadly, like all addictions, it is very damaging not only to ourselves, but also to those around us. This addiction costs us billions every year, globally it has spawned multi-billion dollar industries to feed our passions, on a personal level, it frequently consumes all our time, our relationships and our resources. Our passion and fascination with this addiction can last a lifetime and many of us are prepared to devote our lives to the pursuit of the pleasure that it gives us. Read more »
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Stripping down the horse
Written by Hiddenhorse on 30/11/2009 – 3:25 pm -Imagine your horse lives at the center of three concentric circles or better yet, spheres and imagine if you can that your horse is imprisoned inside these two outer shells. These shells are curved and semi-opaque and therefore distort what is inside. You can travel inside them at will but your horse is trapped, this is because these two shells are human inventions and under the control of humans, only the human can create them or destroy them through choice. Read more »
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The Utility Model
Written by Hiddenhorse on 21/09/2009 – 7:22 pm -I don’t know where you live in the world but I happen to live in the UK, but don’t worry, the concept of the model is universal to all humans and all horses, so it applies wherever you are based.
I want you to imagine back about 150 years. If you do that for the UK you are back in the time of Queen Victoria and the British Empire, in the USA you would be in the heyday of the wild west. Just think for a moment what life was like for horses and their human masters at that time.
In those days, all horses were defined by one thing,
they were defined by their function. Read more »
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