system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: How do animals like horse deal with smaller creatures controlling them?

Even large dogs, who can easily overpower their owner. Why don't they remove them and act out their own will?
gpt
What's missing from these other answers is the fact that horses are herd animals. We are hijacking the fact that they are hard-wired to follow a leader. We take that instinct and exploit it to the nth degree training them to follow our commands.