The Myth of "Not Letting the Horse Win"

Nika Vorster

Published on: 06/01/2026

This perspective suggests that if you give a horse an inch, they’ll take a mile, and the moment you allow them to express an opinion, you’ve somehow lost the battle. It frames the entire relationship as a zero-sum game—a constant struggle for dominance where only one of you can be in control at any given time. However, I’ve come to believe the exact opposite is true.