Wednesday, 31 March 2010
Tying it all together - They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Zoe Brain

http://aebrain.blogspot.com/2010/03/tying-it-all-together-they-shoot-horses.html

I'll start with another story of Equine Intersex. Because it doesn't just happen to Humans.

See previous posts here and here. And here, where the pigs get a look in too.

From CTV News in Canada:

    TORONTO — When Sam Campbell's mare Koko began acting in a decidedly unmare-like manner, aggressive to people and trying to mount other females in the herd like a stallion, she was baffled by what was causing such behaviour. Well, it turns out that Koko was no lady in more ways than one.

    Scientists at the University of Guelph discovered that the six-year-old "Paint" is a rare intersex, or sex-reversed, horse. Outwardly, Koko has all the characteristics of a mare but was born with internal testes that were juicing her system with testosterone and making her act like a stallion.

I only clicked that link because I am a big fan of a knot-worker on youtube that goes by "tying it all together"... but I read the whole thing and I'm really glad I did, even if it was difficult to get through the whole thing.