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In a message dated 6/10/00 7:29:36 AM Mountain Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< Geilo is most definately the boss of the two
though I've never seen him act like a stud in any way.
>>
There's always a dominant horse. It's natural herd behavior and based on
wisdom, age, personality -- and who knows what they say to each other in
their own language. In domestic situations it can be the mare or the
gelding. I grew up with horses that weren't brought in off the reservation
until they were 2 or 3 and most of them made fine pets. But horses usually
find horses more interesting than people. I suspect (don't know) imprinting
is overrated. {flame suit thoroughly in place]. I read a study where
people were asked at the end of 6 months to guess which of 12 foals had been
imprinted and which had not (they'd all been handled daily). Nobody could
tell. Gail-Dorine in Las Cruces
