[7HL]

Trust a horse to be a horse. I don't think there's anything special in a mustang that other horses don't have.

[Blistering Winds]

I second 7HL. You may find excellent bonding in one mustang, and the next one will never bond to anything except the feed bucket (if that).

Being a mustang does not make it more "special" or more "emotional". You will find the same scope of personalities in a mustang that you will find in teh Arabians, Quarter Horses, Thoroughbreds, Appaloosas, etc.

[Grey Wolf]

Itsathought,

I'd recommend you ask people that have mustangs. They will have an opinion based on experience, not casual observation or predjudice.

[Blistering Winds]

Grey Wolf, MANY of us here do have or have had experience with them. I personally have, Dawn has one herself.

If you look at how people TREAT them, and then treat a normal, everyday horse the exact same way, you will see the SAME RESULTS, depending on the personalities of the individual horse.

[Grey Wolf]

BW,


That's fine. My experience is different than yours, but that wasn't my point. My point was, Itsathought would be better off speaking only to those with Mustang experience, and not just anyone with an opinion. In my opinion, of course.

For what it's worth, we know several people that believe like we do, that Mustangs pick a human, and bond. We've seen it with ours. Maybe it has something to do with how they are treated by all people. Maybe it has something to do with age when exposed to people.

I'm just saying, I wouldn't seek advice about a particular car from someone whose never driven it, and Itsathought might want to consider getting advice from people with opinions BASED ON experience. That's all.

[BarebackJourney]

I guess it just depends on their personality... but I'd love to bond with a wild horse!

[Dawn]

I would have to go with the thought that there is a stronger bond with a mustang. Not necessarily because it is a 'mustang'. In the sense that a 'domestic' bred mustang will most likely not have this same feature. The sheer amount of time, good quality time, that you have to spend with a mustang will create a bond. It is just not realistic to even suggest that people with 'normal' horses spend that type of time with them. Also with mustangs they learn a vast amount from you about human/horse relationships in a short amount of time. A domestic horse will have been picking this up since birth.

Then again, it has also been bred into a mustang that that bond is a life/death bond. He depends on you for his life, and he realizes that. With a domestic horse, that instinct has been pretty much bred out, or at least highly diluted.

[grywlfmrgns]

Dawn,

Thanks! You expressed how I feel so much better than I did. I think that unless you have experienced the awe of bonding with a Mustang you can never understand the feeling of responsibility that comes with it, or the emotion that it evokes. My advice: If you have the time, the inclination, and the patience...adopt a Wild Horse or Burro, (your rewards while sometimes hard fought) will be paid back many times over.

Margy