thank you - very interesting! Amused at the bit about mares disappearing in search of stallions - I've got 4 here who would leave home without hesitation if there was the merest sniff of real man! Mind you, they'd definitely be back at 7am and 4pm for foodMine run near where I keep my riding ponies. I lead them up the track and once through the gate they know where they are. They tend to stay within a 3 mile radius (called their "haunt"). You get to know where they can be at certain times of the day and year. Of course when you actually want to find them you can search for hours and not see them! It will change shortly when the stallions go out, some mares will disappear in search of them. The forest is split into different areas and each area has a particular tail mark. This is done on the annual drifts (round ups) so if an unknown mare ventures into another area she can be traced back to her normal area via tail mark and brand.
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