03-30-2011, 03:26 AM
Sorry, was editing my last post.
Yes, forgot that angle. While I totally agree with wolves viewing horses as prey and horses seeing them as predators, this is not true for all canine. Think of herding dogs and carriage dogs, like dalmatians, that have been around for centuries. It's become instinctual for dalmations to work with horses and vice versa. Coyotes are a different story, though only foals are afraid of them as they're too small to pose a serious threat. Most horses are like "I can stomp you". Also, to horses, humans are predators too. You have to act like fellow herd prey to get close to skiddish horses still. And, thought this would be useful, equine have a mentality annd brains of a two year old.
Yes, forgot that angle. While I totally agree with wolves viewing horses as prey and horses seeing them as predators, this is not true for all canine. Think of herding dogs and carriage dogs, like dalmatians, that have been around for centuries. It's become instinctual for dalmations to work with horses and vice versa. Coyotes are a different story, though only foals are afraid of them as they're too small to pose a serious threat. Most horses are like "I can stomp you". Also, to horses, humans are predators too. You have to act like fellow herd prey to get close to skiddish horses still. And, thought this would be useful, equine have a mentality annd brains of a two year old.