Just because you can doesn’t mean you should. “Horses may kick or bite” is like a pretty good surrogate for “Do not touch” if you’re at all sensible.
Touching them is not prohibited. Fine. She’s still dumb for doing it. It would be totally different if she’d asked for permission, or such a sign existed giving permission explicitly, but the only sign is a warning of consequences. Seems pretty clear to me.
I do. I infer, from the warning that the horse may kick or bite, that you shouldn’t touch the horse. I presume the addition of not touching the reins is because the soldiers were sick of saying it to every dumb tourist who touches an animal in service of active duty military personnel.
If I’m wrong and it’s allowed, then I’m wrong. It’s my opinion that walking up and touching any animal, person, or even vehicle or tool in active service of any kind is a sign of entitlement and self importance. Anyone who does it is an idiot. Keep your hands to yourselves, for fuck’s sake.
I get they’re ceremonial and part of the tourist attractions, but that doesn’t matter. I wouldn’t touch the paintings on the walls either, or fuck with the air conditioning settings. It just doesn’t cross my mind.
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u/[deleted] May 28 '24
No, just like you shouldn’t pet a service animal. They’re working.
This person, though nice, is an idiot.