On Jun 18, 2008, at 6:22 PM, Janice McDonald wrote: > I just noticed for the first time today... every horse I have has mane > that falls to their left. But nasi. His mane falls to his right. > Does that mean he is left handed??!? > Janice
Almost all of my Peruvians have it falling to the right, including on horses that turn easiest to the left or pick up the left lead preferentially when asked to canter. If I were picking horses, all else being equal, I would pick Nasi because I have found it easiest to mount horses whose mane falls to the right. When you grab a hunk of mane with the reins when mounting there is more resistance with a mane growing along the off side of the crest. (sure, sure, if I had stronger legs I wouldn't need to be pulling myself up at all, but I'm old enough to need all the help I can get <g>) Lynn Kinsky, Santa Ynez, CA ranch: http://www.silcom.com/~lkinsky/
