Nick wrote:
"I certainly observed this in a small herd of wild
mustangs near Virginia City, NV a few weeks ago. The
stallion stayed higher than the rest, keeping an eye
on everything. And as we approached them, we kept a
close eye on him! I've almost been kicked and never
want to experience it."
The one time I was privileged to see a wild horse herd
(near Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota), even
though I was nearly a quarter-mile away, the stallion
stepped between the mares&foals and myself. While all
the adults watched me, even across that distance his
body stance cried "I am guardian! Come too close and I
will challenge you!" Magnificent.
It was a decent-sized herd, about 8 mares and 5 foals
standing (it would be easy to miss any lying down in
the scrub); lots of different colors from the
stallion's dark bay through various duns, greys and a
pinto. Even though it was April (i.e. spring grass
only just up), they looked in good condition, with
shiny coats and no protruding hipbones that I could
see. If I'd known that child's tune, I'd've had to
hum it... :)
And being kicked in the back is quite painful: trust
me, when 4 o' your ribs is cracked, you ain't gonna be
chasin' no hosses! (That was a domestic horse, BTW.)
Debbi
All The Pretty Horses Maru
__________________________________
Do you Yahoo!?
Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers!
http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
_______________________________________________
http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
