enlightened horsemanship through touch

I think the answer might be twofold:

1. To help us on our way to being better horsemen. But there is another answer, and I don’t like that one as much:

2. To build horsemanship “cultures,” and in so doing, line the pockets of the founders of the schools of horsemanship which spawn these cultures.

Whenever I explore a new form of horsemanship, the first thing I do is look at how much equipment is necessary to do the work. Being somewhat spazzy, I usually end up smacking myself in the face with whips and slashing myself to smithereens with ropes. Both the devotees and the clinicians always tell me that, with time and practice I will be able to use these tools for their intended purpose rather than for self-inflicted grievous bodily harm.

Natural tools for Natural Culture??