Re: RC: Re: stretching

[Lif Strand <fasterhorses@gilanet.com>]

At 06:05 AM 3/10/00 -0800, you wrote:
> > e.t. et-albert@msn.com
> > 22 years of observation of cats, dogs and horses has lead me to the
> conclusion that the stretching you refer to is done upon
> greeting

Yes, often done upon greeting, but I watch the horses through my window
over the desk & have seen our horses stretch upon getting up or
waking up from a nap, no people around.  

I think stretching might be a way of preparing for doing something. 
A change from total relaxed mode to action mode.  They certainly
don't seem to stretch when going the other way - from action mode to
relaxed.

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