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[RC] Zorse - k s swigartLauren Horn said: Yes, I know what the cross is. I just always heard that they were more difficult also but the ad sounded like such a great animal. Maybe they have that reputation like a mule does to many people? While all animals are individuals and not just members of their species (or hybrid of a species as the case may be) so this particular zorse might be different from all other zorses, it would be good to keep in mind that a zorse (like all mules) is not a horse. I have often heard many a mule handler tell horse people "do not make the mistake of thinking a mule is a horse." A zorse is not just a horse with stripes, so if you undertake to get one, it would do well to remember that it may require completely different handling than what you are used to with horses. Personally, I wouldn't take one on unless I knew that I was a competent animal trainer, no matter what the species and knew how to work with individuals and evaluate their individual responses rather than knowing how to "work with horses." If you encounter training/handling problems, you are unlikely to find much by way of good suggestions on how to handle them in horse literature, so you had better be prepared to figure out for yourself how to handle them. And I would consider acquiring one to be another one of those cases of "If you have to ask..." kat Orange County, Calif. :) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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