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Re: [RC] Being the Herd Leader - heidikat said: >>> However, what your horses MUST learn is not that you are the herd leader (trust me, the herd leader doesn't give a shit if the other horses in the herd squabble among themselves); what your horses must learn is that you are NOT a part of the herd, you are a HUMAN, and consequently, such horselike behaviour is totally unacceptable when you are around.<<< I'm sorry, I guess because so many folks use the phrase "hear leader", it was what I thought of first, to convey my point. I am not one to want my horses to look at me as another horse. Never have been. I am in charge, I call the shots. I'm the one with thumbs...and I want them to KNOW that. And that means, NO squabbling with each other in the pasture while I am near enough to get hurt. Jonni While kat is right that you want the herd to know that you are NOT one of them, but rather you are somebody that is totally in charge, I do have to disagree about herd leaders tolerating squabbling. When there is squabbling in the herd, it is a sign that the leadership is not well established. I was blessed for many years with a real "Lead Mare" herd leader, and for all the years that she was in charge, there simply wasn't any squabbling. Each horse knew her place, and that was that. Squabbling is a sign that the herd lacks a real "alpha" leader, and that the pecking order is still in dispute. Heidi =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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