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RE: [RC] sorting by colors - Rae Callaway-----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dot Wiggins Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 12:41 AM To: ridecamp Subject: [RC] sorting by colors <snip> One other interesting thing, I think horses are snobs! Besides the "color" sorting, the working horses seemed to have a higher status than the rest. If one of them joined the workers, or an unbroke horse started under saddle, they moved up the pecking order. Was a real lesson in "horse herd" social interaction. ********** I've noticed this too! Albeit on a much smaller scale. Scarlet is my QB and my entire herd knows to keep out of her way. She's not an aggressive alpha, just a "leave me alone, I'll leave you alone" type. So, she's always been off by herself, never sharing a hay pile. Once those babies are weaned, she doesn't want them anywhere near her. Then Chief, her oldest, got trained and started riding the trails with us. Suddenly, I noticed that Chief could doze near her during the day. Then, General joined the ranks of riding horses. She quit being so mean to him as well. It really did seem as though once a youngster earned her respect - ie. did the same work she did - they moved up in her estimation. Pretty cool. Rae Tall C Arabians - Central =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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