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- Subject: Re: Stallions
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- From: Kathie Robinson <KROBIN@MIAMIU.BITNET>
- Date: Tuesday, 22 Dec 1992 12:35:23 EST
- References: <1992Dec18.183222.6267@desire.wright.edu><1gtpprINNesc@gap.caltech <1992Dec21.153032.1687@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
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- >I'm afraid I disagree with you here. Stallions can be dangerous because
- >they are stallions. Here in my state there is a law that a stallion can
-
- Absolutely!
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- >> in the long run than to instill proper discipline. Stallions
- >> aren't monsters, they are just horses to the nth degree.
-
- And you can't ever forget that fact for a moment.
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- >something will trigger them and they turn crazy. One breeder I know says
- >her stallion is absolutely a sweetie until the young colts get about six
- >or seven months old. Then he rages his stall, wanting to get out and kill
- >all the potential male rivals.
-
- Mine wants to kill geldings with alot of white on them (go figure).
-
- >The woman I know who was kicked in the head by her 24 year old stallion
- >had never had a moment's trouble with him before. And she had had him all
-
- My first stallion was about 24 when he first displayed a momentary lapse
- in good sense and snapped at my face (he missed). It was spring, mares in
- the barn were in heat; my fault for letting my guard down. The punishment
- fit the crime - I never had another problem with him (but I learned MY lesson
- too - never relax when handling a stallion).
-
- >As a BREEDER who has two stallions, plus an 'ex' (gelded at 12), my
- >question is this, why, unless you are a breeder, do people have
-
- This is also a mystery to me. If I had one horse, it would never be
- a stallion. I have brood mares and I will not have another stallion
- after this one is gone or gelded. I can breed to good bloodlines from other
- breeders.
-
- Having a stallion means never truely being able to relax unless he's confined.
- If I take Gus trail riding, I have to be on alert for myself and for every-
- body else. If he is in hand, also, I have to be on alert for myself and for
- everyone else. You have to have a secure turnout; secure stall; competent
- handlers. If you are a small breeder or a single horse owner, it's just not
- worth going through the hassles of stallion management.
-
- >Some people keep colts entire until they are old enough to have proven
- >themselves as performance horses (or not). And, some people have an
-
- I don't know, but if I wanted to develop a performance horse, I would
- feel like I had one less obstacle if that animal was gelded.
-
- >should keep a stallion except a breeder. That's *IF* they are
- >willing to make sure the horse is handled properly and posess the
-
- IMHO, unless your stabling situation is ideal, you are doing a dis-
- service to your riding animal by keeping him entire. If I was still
- in a boarding stable, I would have gelded my stallion along time ago.
- One of the reasons I bought my own place is because I wanted a place
- where I could keep a stallion without committing him to a lifetime in a
- 12X24 stall. The first time I turned him out in his own beautiful big
- paddock (full of GRASS, that he could eat without negotiating a lead
- rope, all by himself, to pick and choose) he ran and ran and ran. I'd
- known this horse for 11 years and realized he'd never had enough room to
- run - I was very moved by the whole thing. Another immediate observation
- was that the grass tickled his feet (I couldn't figure out why he kept
- lifting each foot up by turn; he'd barely touch it to the ground and he'd
- jerk it back up as though the ground was hot!).
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