suebingham
Well-Known Member
over on the SB got me to thinking...Are any of you uncomfortable with the idea of trucking your mare somewhere distant for what amounts to not even a one night stand?
Oddly, I am.
On her first breeding, my mare got loose, made a bee-line to the stallion she'd been calling back and forth to for a couple of days and that was that. Months later we had a nice filly on the ground. Five years later, E clearly has lovin' on her mind again every month but the 2 times, she's made a break for it, she's not been successful finding another stallion she likes. (yes, there are a couple around but she shows a rather fine level of disdain for them -- go figure )
Both times, I've gone and collected her -- and she actually seemed sad when I bring her home.
There are really too many horses in the US so I'm not all that jazzed about breeding her to be honest. But I also want her to be happy and if that means another fling and a big belly, so be it.
I know -- I AM a doofus. And honestly, I'd never thought about this before. E is more my friend and companion rather than just a horse.
Oddly, I am.
On her first breeding, my mare got loose, made a bee-line to the stallion she'd been calling back and forth to for a couple of days and that was that. Months later we had a nice filly on the ground. Five years later, E clearly has lovin' on her mind again every month but the 2 times, she's made a break for it, she's not been successful finding another stallion she likes. (yes, there are a couple around but she shows a rather fine level of disdain for them -- go figure )
There are really too many horses in the US so I'm not all that jazzed about breeding her to be honest. But I also want her to be happy and if that means another fling and a big belly, so be it.
I know -- I AM a doofus. And honestly, I'd never thought about this before. E is more my friend and companion rather than just a horse.