You hit my life, perfectly, Castle! I am a preschool teacher's aide and also do the daycare part, when school isn't in. I use a lot of what I have learned, with children, with Halo. We had a rocky start, then this summer, with someone to guide me, her and I connected more than ever. I've been on my own with her, for almost 2 mons. now, and we are doing great. She tests me, yes, and I do think like you, she is seeing the other horses, in their paddocks doing things, and that may be where some of it comes from. We've been told, that we are the only people there, that board, that goes and pays attention to their horse everyday, or even every week. We don't let her get away with anything we don't want her to do. Took me awhile to get my husband doing that, but he finally is and is doing great too. So, this sounds like, it is her age more, than that she is a mare. Of course, she would be just like a child, with no direction or discipline, if we would allow that, but we won't, so this gives me hope that we will some day, have the sweet girl, all the time.