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What kicking thing?  I'm certainly no expert, but I believe that you don't 
allow them to kick and teach them proper manners, then they won't kick while 
they are in the presence of humans.  What they do in the pasture is another 
matter, but my observation has been that geldings and mares do an equal share 
of it when left to their own devices.

At the barn where I board my mare, the mares and geldings are separated into 
different pastures.  The geldings do their share of mixing it up, both in play 
and in establishing/maintaining herd hierarchy.

One of the things I love most about my mare is that she doesn't hesitate to 
communicate to me when she needs to slow down or discontinue a ride.  She is 
tough, but not too driven, which I appreciate since earlier in my riding 
career, I would not necessarily have picked up on the subtle signs a horse 
might give you.  One thing I have learned is to trust my mare regarding 
terrain.  She is very calm and level headed, and she rarely refuses to go down 
the trail or over/through obstacles.  But if we come to a spot with 
questionable footing and she refuses it, I trust her.  I've seen other horses 
sink in spots she refused to go.  I don't have much experience with geldings, 
but I gotta say -- I LOVE my mare!

Laurie Underwood




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