 |
Re: [RC] re: mares and girls - Mary KraussI'll bet you men out there are loving this conversation--maybe you all ought to go throw seed on the pasture for a moment....Heidi, I know that female horses and female humans differ biologically; I am focusing on the similarities in behavior and mood, not on the underlying, completely dissimilar processes causing the discomfort. We still don't know why some women get PMS, and we still don't know why some mares get "mare-ish". Not knowing the cause doesn't mean that reality is nonexistent..... It may turn out we DO share something with equine females--but that doesn't matter particularly to my original point which wandered into a different pasture long ago.... I also don't have a problem with anthropomorphizing as long as it doesn't lead to misunderstandings such as, "that horse did that to piss me off...." Anthropomorphizing is an excellent way to relate to another species--the only way really. Just ask Temple Grandon (sp?). Ciao! Mary K. -- gotta' go take some Advil..... :-) On Sunday, March 5, 2006, at 05:52 PM, heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: I've a great deal of respect for your opinion because you know lots about lots, but I gotta' seriously disagree in this case. I've had both stallions and mares--and--perhaps I'm biased being a female and all--but the boys seem much less bothered by their hormones than many of the females.... My current mare is particularly bothered by her heat cycle, and I'd be willing to write her off as "pathological" if it weren't for the fact that many of my friends have mares just like her. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
|