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Re: [RC] BLM Sponsorship - MerrybenIn a message dated 11/5/2003 11:48:43 PM Central Standard Time, greymare56@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:This whole horse adoption thing is too much like giving away puppies and kittens in front of K Mart. This has been what I have been saying but no one else seems to agree. I had two mustangs, a mother and baby. The mom was very sweet and gentle, as is the baby......but she was captured and he was born in captivity. I don't think many people realize the specialness of the mustangs. I would never have been able to ride her because she was too much "bolt and buck" when she was afraid. I gave her to friends who have mustangs, understand them, and most importantly ride better than I do. They are doing really well with her but it has taken a year to two to get her to this point and she is still not totally trustworthy. While her son, is 3 1/2 and can be saddled and ridden on a lead and has no issues at all. He was born in captivity and never learned that he had to take care of himself or possibly be eaten. I know that my place would never pass the BLM inspection. My shelters don't have three sides and my mustang lives in 35 acres with 7 other horses and only trees for shelter and old beat up fencing. If you put him in a "safe" enclosure he get out. I put him in a pipe run and he took the gate off the hinges and was in the pasture when I got there the next day. He is happy being a horse.....mb
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