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Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months ago

The term carrot and stick doesn't sit well with me. If you hit a donkey with a stick then it's likely it won't trust you enough to accept a carrot later.

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The term carrot and stick doesn't sit well with me. If you hit a donkey with a stick then it's likely it won't trust you enough to accept a carrot later.

Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months ago
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    11 months ago

    Here is a story from a ranch

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      Funny you think you are.

      You don’t hit a donkey or a horse with a stick, unless you want your face kicked in. Which actually happened on our ranch, thankfully not to me though.

      You ever heard of a horse whip? Do you know how to use them? They’re usually over 8 feet long, and when swung, aimed and popped correctly, that pop exceeds the speed of sound, keeping the trainers at a safe distance with a safe advantage.

      Wanna try again troll? I literally grew up on a horse ranch, and the proper tools of training horses and donkeys would rip your flesh open.

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        Did your ranch ever become under siege?

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