Not necessarily. My mare Squeak rules the herd, but she always "follows" the other mare in the pair, whether it is Bella or Janey. She doesn't necessarily back off from pulling, but if the other pony wants to be more forward, she lets them do the majority of the work. Linda ---------- Linda & Keith Yutzy Lone Star Dartmoors www.lonestardartmoors.com On Dec 14, 2004, at 6:19 PM, Beverly Means wrote: > ...and you don't think it has something to do with the herd dominance > thing, that makes one hold back ? > > I'm really trying to understand the dynamics of this... > > Beverly _________________________________________________________ To Unsubscribe, change to Digest or Vacation mode go to: http://www.drivingpairs.com/dpmem.shtml `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````