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Caught some cool herd dynamics and behavior on camera today. The darker stallion has been with the black mare and her two-year-old filly for the last couple years. The lighter brown stallion tried to steal them from him a few weeks ago, but was unsuccessful. Since then he’s been trailing the trio, and will regularly try to sneak in and grab the mares. The first stallion has to stay vigilant all the time - it must be exhausting, but he is really doing a good job of protecting his mares from the c

Two wild stallions fighting for this mare on school campus this morning. They will continue to fight one another until one gives up. The mare will leave with the winner. More stallions will come along and fight for her and the next guy might be stronger. Stallions will fight and steal an entire family and raise foals that aren’t theirs. It is rough being a wild stallion. They spend their entire life’s either fighting for a family or fighting off other stallions from stealing their family. The ma

Stallions fight for mares and territory, and these two have been going at it all day. One of them is a couple miles away from his normal range, and the other is defending his large harem of mares. This is a serious fight, but it is a normal, healthy, and important part of wild horse behavior. It's how the healthiest, strongest genetics prevail. And in this case, if the intruding stallion wins it will likely introduce genetic diversity to his new territory. Fights like these can go on for days at