Re: RC: fighting horses

[Howard4567@aol.com]

In a message dated 3/19/01 2:56:20 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
guest@endurance.net writes:

<< So...my advice is, don't put the mare in with the geldings, or
 put the two new geldings together and put the mare in with the
 other gelding who has been her long time companion (because
 chances are good that he will resent it otherwise).
  >>

Far be it for me to disagree with you, Kat, but I'll just tell you about my 
herd.  I have two geldings, and one mare.  I've had the mare since she was 6 
months old. She's now 4.  

My three horses are inseparable.  They act as one and if you saw them out in 
the field together, you wouldn't believe how they move and react off of each 
other.  Dance Line and the mare are so bonded it's sometimes a problem for me 
when I try to load Dance in the trailer, with him knowing the mare's not 
coming.

I think it's cause I got her when she was so young.  I kept the geldings 
apart from her till she was big enough (about a year or so old).  Now, if I 
tried separating them I'm sure there would be Hell to pay.

Not everything is black and white. Sometimes the standard rule does not 
apply. Horses are as different and individual as people.  Sometimes unique 
things happen.  It sure has in my back yard.

cya,
Howard