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Why do horses herd cattle?

Updated: 4/28/2022
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Horses just don't heard cattle by instinct, they have to be trained to do so. People use to heard cattle with horses because cattle can run faster than a human and they are also bigger. But horses are taller and faster then cattle also cattle are intimidated by horses.

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