Having photographed everything from the war in Korea to celebrity guitarists in Port Townsend, I have to say that wild horses are my favorite subject. It is as if they know what you are doing and try to act accordingly, running in groups across a prairie or standing on their hind legs pretending to battle over the companionship of a comely young mare.
David Zeigler
The mustangs social structure involves bands or “harems”, where a single stallion will mate with approximately six to eight mares. About 9 to 11 “bachelors” follow the herd at all times, and periodically a bachelor will challenge the stallion for ownership of the harem. Often, when it looks like they are fighting, young mustangs are actually playing a game, much like when human children wrestle.
Herds spend most of their time grazing on grasses, though it is not unusual to see them playing, grooming each other or snuggling together for a nap.
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