In life, there are people who show a sharp protest against something by their behavior. Such disagreement, expressed by all its appearance, is often found in animals, especially horses. They stand on their hind legs and take an upright position, demonstrating a protest. In such cases they say: "Rises up!". Where did this expression come from, and how to deal with such a rebel?
Value
Typically, resistance-expressing behavior is somehow related to self-defense. The phrase is often correlated with it: “Rises up!”
However, the word “stand” is a term that denoted an instrument of punishment and torture. It was used in Russia and in Europe from the XIV to XVIII century. This is a terrible weapon. It was intended to stretch the body of the punished person. Moreover, as a rule, his ligaments were torn. In Europe, it happened that the rack was equipped with additional spikes. In Russia, the word meant a deck. They said this: "Put the accused on the rack."
Nowadays they use the expression "stand on their hind legs". This means - sharply resist, protest, rock the boat, disagree. To rise up means to object, to resist, to take up arms, to express sharp irritation, to behave defiantly, while straightening up while standing on one’s feet. And then, when in the XIV-XVIII centuries they said “put on the rack”, which means - to punish with the help of an appropriate instrument of torture.
Punishment
There was another type of punishment - on a pillar. The defendant was hung on a pole with his arms twisted behind his back, and a load was tied to his legs. With this method of punishment, the hands of an unfortunate person left their joints. A hung man was beaten with a whip, they could set fire to fire, break ribs. There was no difference between male and female, except for the ribs. Their women did not break. Basically, in the Russian Empire, a rack is an instrument of punishing thieves.
But this type of punishment was not always used and not everywhere. For example, in the agreement between Riga and Smolensk, dating from the 13th century, it was said that Rusyns should be bailed or put in iron, and not on the rack. But the Pskov Judicial Charter said that the rack is a punishment for those who get into the court or hit the door.
Horse protest
Among people involved in horse breeding, dressage, equestrian sports, you can often find the expression "the horse stood on the oak." This is the same as rearing up or a candle. The reasons for this behavior of the horse may be different circumstances. If the horse stood on its hind legs, and the rider sits on it, then, most likely, this is the answer to rough treatment. Perhaps the rider is inexperienced and inept at handling the reins. Then the horse, wanting to get rid of the sensations of pain, does not obey and refuses to move forward. At the same time, she abruptly rises on her hind legs and turns around in a direction convenient for her.
It happens that a horse simply plays from an overabundance of energy. This behavior is characteristic of young unrootted individuals. The behavior of a horse standing on a candle shows a mismatch between the strong excitation of the horse’s nervous system and the rider’s restraining actions.
It happens that a horse rears up while being in a pasture, in a levada, on a cord. Then it speaks of aggression, the desire to attack, to strike with a hoof. But not only. Often horses play like this, express a good mood, pour out an excess of energy. To distinguish between these conditions, look at the legs and hooves. If the legs are straightened, and the hooves are open and directed with the edge forward - this is the readiness to strike. If the hooves are directed inward and the legs are bent, this is a game. But even at such a moment, you should not approach the horse. Almost everyone knows what a horse looks like on its hind legs (you can see the photo below).
How to handle a horse that stood on a candle?
If the rider is on a horse, and she stands on its hind legs, then it must be forced to fall to all legs. And no matter for what reason this happened. If the horse below you has already reared, you must do the following:
- To do this, relax the reason to sag, but in no case do not leave!
- The weight of your body must be moved forward, so the horse will be forced to lower. Never lean back! So you can throw the horse on your back and fall yourself, injuring your spine. If the fall cannot be avoided, you need to try to push off from the horse so as to fall away from it. Otherwise, it may damage the rider in the fall.
- Perhaps there are sharp irritants nearby, then you must immediately move aside.
- When the horse stands on all legs, it must be vigorously sent forward. Occasion work should be relaxed.
If there is disobedience of the horse, and she wants to turn in the other direction, then it is necessary to abruptly practically lie on her neck and not allow her to turn her head. To do this, you just need to dial an external reason, exactly so as to prevent her from making a head turn. You must act carefully, without pulling the reins. It is important to know that if she turns, then she can gallop sharply.