Aggressive horses, assertive trainer, horse language 101

I can’t please everyone, Sometimes I kick at a horse just because I can, I have a foot, it’s handy, I don’t have a whip at the time, to posture, fake, etc. Sometimes this offends people. Mostly the same people that do much more painful things that that, only they don’t call it pain. Because honestly I can’t cause any pain, just a dull thud by a boot. I can cause pain with the halter, but not too much with the dull end of whip. If a horse kicks me, tries to kick, pins his ears, does not yield when asked I