Zebras

[Amanda Perez <amandaperez@ureach.com>]

  I read an artical about the Zebra that was in one of the Old 
Dominion rides in the O.D. newsletter.  It was very 
interesting.  She ended up pulling part way through the ride - 
the zebra just plain ran out of gas.  There were some  
interesting facts in the artical.  The three different types of 
Zebras (I forget the names) are in fact distinct species and 
have very different habits.  The one she rode is a variety ( 
mountain zebra, I think?) that is NOT a herd animal, and 
therefore does not act like a horse: for example, they hate 
being brushed (not being a herd animal, it has no 'mutual 
grooming' instinct.)  Her zebra was also a variety that is 
nocturnal, which was part of the reason she had to pull from 
the ride - he wanted to sleep!   She got her zebra from someone 
who could not handle it (was graining it) and who (I believe)  
was planning to put it down.  She said while zebras do not make 
good riding animals they can in fact be tamed, but you have to 
get over expecting them to behave like horses: they are NOT 
just horses with stripes.

  It was a facinating story.  I apologize if I have mangled any 
of the facts - I read the story awhile ago.



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