‘Horse’ Replaces Office Politics In Bizarre New Corporate Training Trend, And The Internet Is Baffled
The water cooler gossip is out—horses are in! Major companies like Google and Goldman Sachs are now swapping boring team-building workshops for something that’s galloping across LinkedIn feeds: equine-assisted corporate training. Employees are being told to literally lead a 1,200-pound animal through an obstacle course to “improve non-verbal communication.” Videos of terrified or ecstatic managers trying to get a stubborn horse to walk over a tarp have flooded TikTok, with one clip netting 10 million views in under 48 hours. The internet is split—some call it the wildest, most effective leadership lesson ever, while others are screaming “This is insane for a performance review.” One HR director’s quote is breaking hearts everywhere: “If you can’t get a horse to trust you, how can you lead a team?” Businesses are now booking barns, and the hashtag #HorseBoss is exploding. Is this the future of work or the most expensive viral prank? The internet needs to know.