ABSTRACT

Horses currently play a leading role in many leisure events worldwide. However, their involvement in leisure activities raises various ethical questions. Based on a posthumanist approach, this study sought to explore the use and treatment of horses in a leisure event in Mexico. A participant observation method was adopted to conduct the research, revealing that horses become quite instrumental and commodified for humans, fulfilling intersecting entertainment, economic and cultural purposes. These results thus provide evidence of the prevailing anthropocentric and speciesist nature of horse-human interactions in leisure events. The findings include that, when horse-human relations become highly commercialised and are institutionally recognised as cultural heritage, a complete embracement of posthumanism is needed to dissolve basic horse-human dichotomies, but this remains a utopian ideal in tourism and leisure practices.

摘要

目前，马匹在全球许多休闲活动中都发挥着主导作用。然而，他们参与休闲活动引发了各种伦理问题。本研究基于后人类主义方法，试图探索在墨西哥休闲活动中马的使用和治疗。研究采用了参与观察的方法，结果表明马对人类来说变得非常有用和商品化，实现了相互交叉的娱乐、经济和文化目的。因此，这些结果为休闲活动中马与人互动普遍存在的以人类为中心和物种主义的本质提供了证据。调查结果包括，当马与人的关系变得高度商业化并在制度上被视为文化遗产时，