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08-AUG-2010

Temporary Truce.

These two stallions have been at war for about six months. Constant harassment by the lighter male has worn the big red down, but the red has prevailed against the challenger and has yet to lose one of his females. I do not expect the white stallion to give up, he has not been afraid of the larger horse, and in fact, has inflicted some considerable wounds on the red. A large hand sized chunk of flesh hangs from the neck of the red, bitten and ripped down by the aggressive challenger.

Here, the white stallion seems to offer a temporary offer to cease fighting, with the big red horse posturing his dominance. It did not last long.

Canon EOS 40D
1/5000s f/5.6 at 201.0mm iso320 full exif

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Guest 01-Jul-2011 22:31
how horrible , must have been allot of pain for big red but that is nature
Brent Andersen10-Oct-2010 03:05
Beautiful image, beautiful horses.
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