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"A.D.D." Horses
Some horses, when separated from their pen mates for the first time and placed ina working pen are so herd bound that they don't pay attention to the fact that a human is sharing the pen. In a small square pen this can be a tricky business. With this mare the clinician had to constantly snap his fingers for the first few moments so that the mare would remember she wasn't alone in the pen. Once she settled down and focused inside the pen she was OK with being worked as Julie Erlon demonstrates. |
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| Wild horses primarily eat grasses and don't compete for food directly with most native species. In some areas the horses actually help control grass growth which benefits other plant communities and the animals which feed on them. |
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