I honestly agree with you. I've seen many young children with horses mainly because they,ve thrown a tantrum and got what they wanted along the lines with being spoilt, which they only really like to have cause they think its a 'princess' thing having a horse or maybe bacause it'll make them look good. Also many people think horses are just animals that are used for riding and work, but actually they aren't. They are large powerful animals that should be respected like a human would be (along with any other animal of course).
I've seen many films/videos of horses and the bond between the horse and ridger: some horses will let their rider lie on their back or the horse will lie with the rider, they'll let their rider take risks with them and have the trust, also in movies I've seen horses risk lives for their rider, along with showing them a lot of love and affectionm
I don't own a horse but I would loke to have one, not for the purpose of riding but so I can own one of these magnificent animals. I can slightly ride horses but I've only been on one about 5 times at the most, I may not have a lot of experience on riding them but I do have a lot of knowledge on horses ect.
In my opinion horses are one of the best animals (for me along with dogs) and should be respected and not judged on their size I mean no one likes being judged so why do it to an animal that us huamans will use/own, they should be treate with respect and fairly.