When a horse gently brings his head even slightly in your direction, it is affection and acknowledgement (unless you are holding a treat in your hand or pocket, then it is probably about the treat). The low, soft ânickeringâ sounds they make at each other are other ways they show affection. However, love is the great carrot and the great treat. Real, unconditional love is the best form of affection and the greatest gift we can bring to our horses.
platitude - a trite or obvious remark. banality, cliche, commonplace, bromide. comment, remark, input - a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information; from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account. truism - an obvious truth.
rectitude (countable and uncountable, plural rectitudes) Straightness; the state or quality of having a constant direction and not being crooked or bent. [from 15th c.] (now rare) The fact or quality of being right or correct; correctness of opinion or judgement. [from 15th c.] 2010, Christopher Hitchens, Hitch-22, Atlantic 2011, p. 98: A consciousness of rectitude can be a terrible thing, and in those days I didn't just think that I was right: I thought that âweâ (our group of International Socialists in ...