Last week we took in 7 Saddlebreds. They are all geldings of various ages. They were very timid and hard to load. It took us two days to move them in; 3 the first day and 4 the next. Since Saturday they have shared the back barn and the same paddock. I have watched them interrelate with each other and am amazed how they all get along. They frolic, run, rear up and are generally having a great time together. They just seem so happy and full of themselves. I have never handled a more polite group of horses. When I get them to bring them in one at a time comes to the gate as the others wait their turn, no pushing, or barging through like I'm use to. In a way I hope no one adopts them and breaks them up.
Today as I was walking them in I looked over at Nitro. He has to be alone in his paddock because he's such a bully. How sad that his greed prevents him from friends. Yet, I wonder would the seven new horses would survive in the wild? They don't fight over the hay or gate Would one lead the others? Do horses need a Nitro to take charge and be the alpha or has our mingling and domestication mooted their instincts for self preservation? Casanova, who lives in the adjoining paddock isn't allowed too close to the saddlebreds. Snickers, his 40 year old paddock mate puts himself between Casanova and the fence and keeps the new horses from reaching over to great them. What would happen if I were to put all fifty horses together in a big meadow. It wouldn't be as observing the Wild Mustangs I'm sure. In the end though, I guess only the horses with Nitro's will would survive. But for now, I take care of them so they don't have to worry about surviving. For now they can all just be. 
From top left to bottom right: Alfie, Bolero, Ceasar, Fred, Hoss, Reese, and Splashdown. For adoption info please contact Horses Forever
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