tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300955165918958606.post2425593590149257095..comments2023-05-21T11:16:01.753-04:00Comments on Chloe, the Pony Who Wouldn't: Speaking of Rapprochement ...Junehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13428008814751524182noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300955165918958606.post-61805161772686418302011-02-08T17:25:07.839-05:002011-02-08T17:25:07.839-05:00Yes, I do know that story. And there was another b...Yes, I do know that story. And there was another bossy horse, as I recall, who ended up following Buck around like a puppy.<br /><br />I think all horses have a bit of the leader in them, and all horses can be intimidated.Like how a normally low-ranking mare might pull out all the stops and scare away a much more dominant horse if she feels her foal is threatened.<br /><br />Bridget is often a passive leader, but even George can be like that when he wants to cosy up to one of the mares - he drops the aggressive leader pose and adopts more of passive leader approach to get what he wants in that case.Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13428008814751524182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300955165918958606.post-80228204645665010102011-02-08T17:14:23.774-05:002011-02-08T17:14:23.774-05:00Do you know that story of Mark Rashid's about ...Do you know that story of Mark Rashid's about his horse Buck? I can't remember it properly but he watched Buck advance on a water trough and neatly avoid attacks from the alpha horse, without retreating. I think the alpha horse retreated in the end. He was illustrating the concept of the passive leader. Maybe somewhere in your herd there is a passive leader?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300955165918958606.post-65506689884040838982011-02-08T02:33:53.224-05:002011-02-08T02:33:53.224-05:00Haha I love your behind the drapes-reports :D It w...Haha I love your behind the drapes-reports :D It will be interesting to see how it affects when Bridget gets older.JEN-SKAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10983640657901974456noreply@blogger.com