Exactly correct. They will go to the strong horse like mares.
Cruel is not strong. I wish you (males) would stop conflating the adjectives.
Females have the ultimate choice. Females often reject brutal animals, even if they end up “raped” anyway because of his insistent brutishness, unless the “nicer” male beats him up enough.
Having to go along is not the same as wanting to.
What female really wants to mate with a threat? Not just a threat to her, but her children. That is the ultimate goal.