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What’s in a mane?

February 18, 2018 evolution, wild, mane

Unlike most other maned animals, horses can grow particularly luscious locks! What purpose do they serve and why do domestic horses have such long ones?

Two wild Chincoteague pony stallions on Assateague island in a parking lot tussling with each other. Still from video.

Wild stallion shows off his Spanish Walk

March 3, 2017March 3, 2017 training, stallion, positive reinforcement, spanish walk

Watch these two stallions tussling in a parking lot. Do any of their movements look familiar? Some of the things we train horses to do have surprising roots in wild horse behaviour. The best training takes into account both the horse’s understanding of a behaviour and their physical ability to perform it.