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[RC] - jpascu

Hi Dolores;

I've been thinking about your question today. I have a horse that is a dominant 
gelding. He's currently in pasture with my son's Peruvian Paso, who was 
advertised as dominant, and he dominates this poor horse to no end. When I see 
this happening is when the Paso tries to move up the pecking order. With two 
horses there's no where to go except the top or the bottom.
I think I would put the horse in with the rest of the herd, there's safety in 
numbers for the other horses. And, the bully horse can be at the top with 
others filling in the rest of the Org Chart. I would also want to know more 
about why this horse acts this way. Is he in pain? Is he insecure? How does he 
act around you? 
My two cents.
regards
jim


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From: "Dolores Arste" <darste3@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [RC]   For folks who run their horses in herds

Question:
Has anyone run into a horse who will chase the others and
bite. How would you introduce
a horse like this to a small herd (say 3). Is it likely that
he will pick on the same horses
and what makes him think he has chased or bitten enough?

Would you introduce a horse like that to one at a time. In
what order current lowest to highest or
highest to lowest?

Would you ever consider a muzzle in a case like that. The
muzzle can stop the biting and
give the others a chance to.... To what? I dunno.

How do you minimize the risk to the small herd. A friend of
mine had a neighbor's stallion get loose
and he got into their pasture of 3 big horses and two
mini's.

Dolores Arste
CEO - Zen Guidance, LLC
518 882 6485

Life and Health Coach
www.zenguidance.com

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