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It's tricky even with horses you know well, and tricky enough when you're trying to bring the lead horse out, but dangerous when you're trying to retrieve the low man in the group.
I've had problems with taking out the low man in the group. If I go for him, the alpha mare heads him off and chases him away from me and then gets agressive with me. It scared the pants off of me the first time she did it. I remember once I got him on the lead and tried to sneak him away, and she got beside us and started to beat on him. Poor guy was torn between being good on the lead and high tailing it out of there. I gave her a good old hard whap with the end of the lead, and she backed off, but followed with her ears pinned. I've had an awful time with that mare. She also guards the main gate so I have to sneak out the side gate now and again.

It's the alpka mares isn't it? I finally moved Sarah Lee. I was uncomfortable for the both of us. I constantly had to stay on guard and fight them off for her and they beat her up when I put her back in. The long walk is a PITB but it's worth having her out of there.