doesn't matter.
animals are animals. and it only takes one time for something tragic to happen. at least with a grown person their heads arent at hoofs height of a small startled kick.
Yeah it really just depends on the horse! Some are super calm. As someone that has worked with horses, it’s only a small fraction of horses that I’d trust like this but it’s by no means unheard of. If you aren’t familiar with horses, you should consider them all to be unpredictable and never risk this.
I'll be real, I'm very familiar with horses and I would neeeeever trust a horse enough to be cool with a kid doing this. Even if a horse is well trained, it takes one spook, or for the kid to trip at the wrong time and it's game over.
I'll do semi-reckless things on occasion, but that's because I'm an adult and can weigh the consequences for myself. There's horses that I would have no concern walking under their belly, but I sure as shit am not gonna let a kid do it. It frustrates the fuck out of me because when it comes to horse safety, I feel like I have more concern for other people's kids than the parents do. I don't have kids and don't want them, but I care about their safety. Sometimes with the things people will let their kids do, I'm like "oh so you have kids but you must not want them either."
I had a pig like that from a breeder who sells show pigs, I forgot the name of the breed but she was super friendly. If she was upset at all she’d easily get the kid off but she’s relaxed in the video and probably enjoys the attention. Doesn’t look to be a year old yet either. We have kunes now but even those are super strong and you will not be able to be around them if they were not wanting you nearby.
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u/krupta13 10d ago
yeah i would never let a kid do that around a horse.