mares vs geldings

[spacefaer]

Traditionally, hunting people have always preferred geldings over mares

So, nowadays, in the modern hunting world.....

mare or gelding?

 

[Simsar]

Good post boys for me.

Sarah

 

[Eriskayowner]

Geldings. Nothing against mares but no experience of them really just always had geldings!

 

[LauraWheeler]

A good mare is amazing. Just look at Lucy . She was quick and cleaver and realy looked after me.

 

[JenHunt]

Geldings. Nothing against mares but no experience of them really just always had geldings!

same here!

 

[V1NN]

Had experience of both, dont care so long as it does what i need..x

 

[AML]

Gelding
Preferably of a shade of brown
Preferably no socks
Preferably a draught or native x Tb

So why am I being dragged off to look at a half sister to a mare I found three years ago?
Id/Tb x hanno with four socks
I must have been really bad in a previous life.

 

[TallyHo123]

Mares every time!

 

[Lollii]

Gelding
Preferably of a shade of brown
Preferably no socks
Preferably a draught or native x Tb

So why am I being dragged off to look at a half sister to a mare I found three years ago?
Id/Tb x hanno with four socks
I must have been really bad in a previous life.

PMSL you sound just like me

Gelding only for me - can't be doing with moody mares ... I have one here on livery atm - I don't think she will be here for long tho - blimin hussey

 

[EAST KENT]

Mare of course,not chesnut or bay..spots are pretty too

 

[Daddy_Long_Legs]

Don't really care as long as it jumps a ditch. I had a fabulous mare a couple of years ago, she was amazing, had her for 18months. She belonged to people in my hunt who couldn't ride her and she was given to me and "play with". She's now hunting with the Old Berks.

Currently I have a gelding and he's fab too. I do find mares have a bit more character to them!

 

[baymareb]

The horse I have now is my first mare and I she's not ready to go out yet. But the best hunter I ever knew was a mare - my former hunt's MFH's horse. At the time I rode with them, he was whipping in and his mare was phenomenal. Sharp, honest, bold - he barely had to touch her, she knew her job so well. I'd kill for a horse like that.

 

[horsecrazy25]

I was going to buy a mare but thinking into future wouldn't last me long luckily was a right decision she has been a right handful.
I now have 4 geldings and a colt. x

 

[pipsqueek]

Mares!

 

[Christmas Crumpet]

Have had 2 brilliant of each so not bothered as long as it does the job and stays sound!!

Never had an awful mare but have had awful geldings!!

 

[EAST KENT]

Never had a nice gelding..so mares of course,not had a moody bad one yet.

 

[joe_carby]

preferably a gelding but dont care aslong as it jumps what i point it at.

 

[icklemadame]

Mares, the stroppier and sillier the better!!

 

[LizzieJ]

Not fussed either way, had mares and geldings who have all been fabulous hunters

 

[rolls1392]

Mare.
Latest horse is safe, not stupid and jumps like a homesick angel!!

 

[pipsqueek]

Might be a bit biased as my old pony was a mare & the two foals I bred from her happened to be fillys..and have have only had them to hunt on for the past nearly 20yr. Just a thought tho..if people have a mare they don't get on with it's 'i'm never having a mare again', unlike if they have a gelding they don't get on with!

 

[ali985]

dont really mind as long as does job, ive only ever had mares but atm have a gelding who i think will hunt as well as the mares have other done
Alixx