i train horses for a living.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Horse training refers to a variety of practices that teach horses to perform certain behaviors when asked to do so by humans. Horses are trained to be manageable by humans for everyday care as well as for equestrian activities from horse racing to therapeutic horseback riding for people with disabilities. Historically, horses were trained for warfare, farm work, sport and transport. Today, most horse training is geared toward making horses useful for a variety of recreational and sporting equestrian pursuits. Horses are also trained for specialized jobs from movie stunt work to police and crowd control activities, circus entertainment, and equine-assisted psychotherapy. There is tremendous controversy over various methods of horse training and even some of the words used to describe these methods. Some techniques are considered cruel, other methods are considered gentler and more humane. However, it is beyond the scope of this article to go into the details of various training methodology, so general, basic principles are described below. The \"see also\" section of this article provides links to more specific information about various schools and techniques of horse training. The range of training techniques and training goals is large, but basic animal training concepts apply to all forms of horse training.\n"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Horse training looks so cool, but I know almost nothing about it."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yes, it seems interesting but I don't have much expertise since I have never owned a horse. It would be nice to teach one to perform in certain ways."}, {"role": "user", "content": "What are some common things horses are trained to do?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I would say usually they are trained for activities like horse racing and therapeutic riding for those with disabilities."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I never thought about horses being trained for therapeutic reasons, that's really intersting.  Can you tell me more about it?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Historically, horses were trained more for warfare, farm work, and sport. Now the uses have expanded even to offer assistance with calm riding therapy."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I had no idea!  I bet the riding is really comforting for those in need."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I agree, there have not been many studies to corroborate that yet but modern use of horses for therapy can be dated back to the 1990's."}]