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Is your horse a leader or a follower

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#1 ·
Is your horse a leader or a follower

Leader for mine :lol:
 
#10 ·
Mine is a leader. He always wants to be in the front when we're with other horses and if you don't let him he goes NUTS! :D
 
#15 ·
That depends on whether I am riding or if they are loose. Riding, they are fine anywhere; front, rear, middle. But if they are loose, Denny, Koda, and all the others are followers. Dobe is definitely the leader. He even bosses the Perch stud that outweighs him by about 1000 lbs. He is VERY aggressive almost to the point of being vicious with all other animals; dogs, cattle, other horses, everything. Of course, with people, he is just a huge sweetie.
 
#16 ·
Interesting thread. Both horses will take their cue from me under saddle, doesn't matter lead, middle or drag.

In their paddock or pasture, well I'd have to say, they are both quite dominant. T does seem to look to Walka more and more for the old "relax, everything's ok",probably due to sight loss. Although she still grazes near or away from him equally.

Wonder if both could be alpha's? Certainly seems that way in their own special ways.
 
#18 ·
my TB personally doesn't care either way if we are just walking, trotting or cantering. but if we start to gallop, watch out! his race horse instinct kicks in and he pulls with all his might to get to the front.
I haven't had my mare but 2 days so idk which one she is but she sure is Alpha in the field, she will put my 2 boys in their place!
 
#19 ·
oh my i am training my gelding and we have been on several rides so far and he HAS TO BE THE LEADER!! HAHA he's the newbie and automatically has to be in front. ive tried to make him follow as well, but he just gets antsy. i am a leader myself so i think it's kind of nice for him to be the same way right off the bat.
 
#22 ·
My alpha mare is a follower on the trail. 2nd in command in the pasture is the leader - she HATES being behind anyone. She will hang back if I make her, but her preference is lead. Mom's older mare likes to lead, but will happily go anywhere in the line and she's bottom of the totem pole with the qh's. Her younger paint wants to be near the front, or dead last. My other 2 are too young to say yet. One is 2, the other is 3 and learning to carry a rider now, so, I'll have to let you know.
 
#23 ·
My qh is a leader. I'd even say LEADER. :lol: She was driving the pasture at the boarding farm after she just turned 2 years old and everyone else was following her. That was pretty hilarous to watch. Whenever I ride her with other horses I try to keep the distance because she states right away she IS a leader (and she's pretty small too).

My paint on other hand is a follower of the qh. BUT, I've seen her being extremely mean to other horses - attacked them and beat them up. She also broke my neighbor's fence by kicking at her bossy mare. :shock: That was a shame, actually....
 
#24 ·
Neither, in the pasture she likes to go off by herself. She isn't the alpha mare but 2nd in the eating order. On the trail sometimes she wants to lead sometimes following is ok. Kinda weird really :lol:
 
#25 ·
Mine is deffinitly a leader. He's the alpha male of the entire heard, in the ring, or out in the pasture, he seems like he has no sensitivity. But with me, he's a follower, and hes actually affectionate :)
 
#26 ·
Good topic! My horse is definitely a leader. She's the lead mare in the paddock and basically bosses all the horses around. If I take her on a trail ride, she wants to be at the front of the line. :lol:
 
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