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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 3267"><p>> Probably gradual introduction for</p><p>> both species. One species raised</p><p>> with exposure to another may not</p><p>> be sure what the other is.</p><p></p><p>> We raise Texas Longhorns and</p><p>> Gaited Horses. They socialize</p><p>> across our pens, paddocks, fences</p><p>> with no ill effects. Have even</p><p>> seen the horses as well as cattle</p><p>> "grooming" and licking</p><p>> the other on muzzle across the</p><p>> fence. Since we don't use horses</p><p>> to manage cattle, we haven't put</p><p>> them together...gaited horses are</p><p>> not usually used for working</p><p>> cattle.</p><p></p><p>> A year or so ago we had our TWH</p><p>> stallion in the same small pasture</p><p>> as our up-coming yearling bull.</p><p>> The stallion thought the bull was</p><p>> getting into his space and he</p><p>> chased the bull across the pasture</p><p>> and bull crashed into our yard</p><p>> fence. That was the end of the</p><p>> bull getting too close! lol.</p><p>> Haven't tried that one again,</p><p>> though.</p><p></p><p>I have seen disasters occur that way.A really good quarter horse that is cowey will chase a cow until it runs it to death.With Longhorns that could be asking for a disaster both ways.It would be wise to introduce over the fence in hand to have control. After all we want the horse to feel safe arround cows,horns or not.Right???</p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:beefalocindy@yahoo.com">beefalocindy@yahoo.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 3267"] > Probably gradual introduction for > both species. One species raised > with exposure to another may not > be sure what the other is. > We raise Texas Longhorns and > Gaited Horses. They socialize > across our pens, paddocks, fences > with no ill effects. Have even > seen the horses as well as cattle > "grooming" and licking > the other on muzzle across the > fence. Since we don't use horses > to manage cattle, we haven't put > them together...gaited horses are > not usually used for working > cattle. > A year or so ago we had our TWH > stallion in the same small pasture > as our up-coming yearling bull. > The stallion thought the bull was > getting into his space and he > chased the bull across the pasture > and bull crashed into our yard > fence. That was the end of the > bull getting too close! lol. > Haven't tried that one again, > though. I have seen disasters occur that way.A really good quarter horse that is cowey will chase a cow until it runs it to death.With Longhorns that could be asking for a disaster both ways.It would be wise to introduce over the fence in hand to have control. After all we want the horse to feel safe arround cows,horns or not.Right??? [email=beefalocindy@yahoo.com]beefalocindy@yahoo.com[/email] [/QUOTE]
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