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[RC] [Guest] Riding to close - Ridecamp GuestC. H. Peloquin cpenguin57@xxxxxxx Ok, after reading all this about stallions I am a little concerned. I ride an Alpha Mare who is very protective of her space. We have worked consistantly on discipline when she shows aggression by offering to kick or bite another horse. She thinks I belong in her herd and is protective when I am on the ground or in the saddle. She is NOT Alpha over me. I have just begun competing her and sometimes when other riders invade her space she makes really ugly faces and will infrequently offer to bite. I repeat she gets disciplined, and now she doesn't kick unless it's warning shot for someone whose nose is in the wrong place. She tolerates getting bumped by accident, I pony off her, with no reaction. I always put a red ribbon in her tail and if we're going someplace new like the OD this weekend I will braid one into her forelock. It means she'll bite if you get your horses nose in her face. Not all horses are sweet, all the time. Respect for others is very important (horses and riders). Personally, I like someone beside me not beside and just behind where I can only hear them. I feel all riders should respect the space of another, no matter what the sex. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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