But, if the horse is a "flight animal",
> with the> instinct to run fast from danger, then why don't wild horses
> "tie-up" if> they go from very slow grazing to full run?
My guess is there's a couple of good reasons, first is a low carb diet.
Second, never confined, always moving unlike a tied or stalled horse.
Finally, just how far would they run hard? Lots of time a horse is 5 mi.
into a race when he ties up. Doubt the flight thing goes that far.
Maybe a quick dump of the spleen, a few hundred yards lead and loss of
the element of surprise would save most. Just guessing though. Don't
know how Susan G. would explain it...what with the wild horses having no
beet pulp and all. >eg<
Angie
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