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RE: [RC] re: mixing mares and geldings - heidi

For the most part large pastures allow almost any group of horses 
enough space to get along, but in Ginny's defense, sometimes I do think 
some of us horse-people occasionally overlook the uncomfortable 
social/physical positions we create for our horses. .....Two cases come 
to mind--beware, the stories are a little graphic....

Certainly people make poor choices about horses' social settings--but
your stories are a far cry from generalizations about mares and
geldings living in pasture settings....

I feel the same way when "Natural Horsemanship" practitioners (whom I 
try to emulate for the most part) insist that a mare in heat has to 
"handle it" when they want the sacking out to include all sorts of 
handling of their rear stomach area.  Just ask a woman what might 
happen to a guy who tries to approach that part of the anatomy when 
cramps are visiting....

Enough said.

Mary K. who really relates to PMS mares..... 

I'm with the Natural Horsemanship guys.  Mares have no physiological
processes even close to menstruation or PMS.  And while there are
certainly pathological situations that cause mares to be "over the
edge" (such as ovarian tumors), mares with normal cyclic behavior
should be just as able to "handle it" as stallions should be expected
to "handle" testosterone.

Heidi


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