>>> I find it fascinating to watch the heirachy forming and
 >>> and it's especially fast to develop with mares. One of our
 >  JP>     They ARE interesting to observe, aren't they??  The pony, Tuffy,
 >  JP> used to be at the bottom of the list ...... however, since we got
 >  JP> SEDONA, Tuffy isn't the last in line anymore -- SEDONA is. AND, she
 >  JP> doesn't seem to mind being there
 > Funny that. Some horses are born at the bottom end and
 > never try to
 > move.
    Shamazon is a 23yr old Anglo Arabian mare ........ SHE is Boss Horse and
she lets everyone KNOW she is.  However, here lately Mr X (Arabian gelding) 
s
trying to "take over" ... sometimes he succeeds in proving he's "boss" .....
other times Shamazon puts he back in his place 
 >  JP> ..... Tuffy, on the other hand, has perked up, and as little as HE 
s,
 >  JP> he "rules" his place in the herd  (before it didn't seem to matter
 >  JP> to him what place he was in).
 > :) We've got a miniature shetland, Peter Pan. He was cut
 > late, so is
 > still a bit of a 'little man'. If you put him in a field of
 > mares,
 > even if they're 15h+, he's strutting about rounding them
 > all up.
 > Great fun to watch.
    Mr X was suppose to have been cut when he was born (we didn't own him 
hen
-- I got him when he was a few months old) .... he demanstrates the "bit of a
little man" as you put it from time to time with our other 2 mares ..... I 
know
exactly what you are talking about "strutting about and rounding them up" ...
it IS funny to watch.  These are the times that he's being the "boss" and
Shamazon is letting him do it .....
    The more I watch the horses the more I am convinced that they all have a
different personality ...... some strong willed -- some very subserviale 
....
They sure are fun and interesting to watch!!!
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