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": "I am trying to learn about horse training, are you a horse trainer?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I am,  Horse training refers to a variety of practices that teach horses it really depends on how old the horse is already."}, {"role": "user", "content": "What practices are used to train horses?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Well Historically, horses were trained for warfare, farm work, sport. But now it is more for pleasure."}, {"role": "user", "content": "When you say for pleasure do you mean just personal enjoyment or competition or both?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Both! equestrian activities range horse racing to therapeutic horseback. So just being around a horse is good for you.."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Any special methods used to train young horses?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "There is tremendous controversy over various methods of horse training So it really just varys from trainer to trainer."}]