[RC] FW: Horses Get By With a Little Help From Their Friends - Mike Sherrellhttp://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2009/810/3 Horses Get By With a Little Help From Their Friends By Michael Balter ScienceNOW Daily News 10 August 2009 If you're a female horse, it pays to have a few girlfriends. Mares who form stronger social bonds produce more and healthier offspring, according to a new study. The finding adds to the growing evidence that friendship is an adaptation with deep evolutionary roots.... Mike Sherrell www.postindustrialhorsemanship.com 707 887 2919/fax 707 887 9834 Sebastopol, CA <\___~ // \\ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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