My colt and my mare....

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Barney860

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I feel a little stupid for asking this question..

I have a 15hh nf x Quarter horse mare and a Sec.A 18month colt, my mare is not in the slightest bit interested in my colt, however he is starting to get those certain urges lol

His testicles have dropped but the only way I can see Dillie getting intimate with Tipsy is if she stands in a dip and he stands on a couple of yellow pages.. I think its more of a case of him annoying her at the moment.


Anyway, my question, which I feel a little dense asking is...

When he is bigger, I doubt very much he'll get much higher than he is, he has quite a bit to bulk out though, what are the chances that he'll be able to cover Tipsy?

Will he be able to out of shear determination or is it physically not possible?

I dont really want to castrate quite yet as I would like to see how he turns out he's such a pleasant guy at the moment and so laid back, Id rather keep him entire.

Sorry about the long post!!!

xxxx
 
I'd be more concerned about the damage to either one of them if he tries rather than whether you might actually end up with a pregnant mare....
 
I think you're very lucky that she's not already in foal!

In fact one of the reasons that she's not interested could be that he's already covered her.

Please believe me that size is no barrier to your mare being covered, once she's in season she'll do all she can to 'help' him.
 
My colt was/is also a pleasant chap but it didn't stop me getting him chopped at 5 1/2 months. He is turned out with his Mum, full sister and another mare and I was no way risking any accidents. Your colt really needs chopping or separating from the mare, as someone else has already said he could have already done it :o
 
My 12hh colt broke through his paddock and covered my 15.3hh mare - so it is possible!

I was lucky as people were there and confirmed he got her so i got the vet to jab her as soon as possible.

Colt now lives 3 miles down the road with a gelding.

Get yours cut, or find alternate grazing for him if you 'must' keep him entire
 
have him cut or move him ! my then 32" shetland was caught climbing on my 15.2 mare, she was lying down at the time (on purpose !) as the previous post said - where there is a willy there is a way !!!! and my two are proof :) thankfully mare didnt catch and shetland was cut the next week before the mare came back in season !
 
I have friends with a standardbred x shetland, like you they thought the little chap wouldnt be able to manage it but he did...as they say, where theres a willy theres a way :)
 
Why would you not have him cut?
The majority of geldings I've met with aggression/socialisation and behavioural problems were all cut late...
S :D

PS I'd test the mare for pregnancy too - and split them up.
 
Not quite the same but before Nemo was cut, he was constantly mounting Harvey (who actually seemed to enjoy it, lol). Nemo was just over 13 hh at the time to Harvey's almost 17hh. It unfortunately damaged his stifle, so that's something else to consider.
 
Barney860 said:
what are the chances that he'll be able to cover Tipsy?
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100% :D:D:D

I've also been told in the past that the welshies are fertile far earlier than other breeds (don't know if that's actually true though).

Don't feel dense for asking either. Dense would have been not asking........... :)
 
Without wanting to sound rude, why are you keeping him entire? Is he particularly well-bred or talented?

I feel quite strongly that there are too many horses kept entire just for the sake of it. Unless there is a very good reason for not gelding him, then get it done, and sooner rather than later for both of their own sakes. The vet bill for that will turn out a lot less than the vet bills you'll be getting otherwise....
 
It seems there is a lot of bad feelings towards stallions....

Just to clear this up... Im not keeping him entire as some sort of status symbol thing.. I do actually want to breed from him. I am a first time stallion owner, although I have handled enough stallions to know what they can be like.. Hence why I got a pint sized one - less to handle but will also give me my first insight to breeding.

He has stunning paces, is a gorgeous palomino, 2 blue eyes and lots of white so in theory should produce light coloured youngstock. Plus with his very amicable personality, I felt he would make a perfect stallion.

He hasnt shown any interest in my mare and it was more my mare being a diva today which made me think 'possibly ought to seperate them now'

As for whether my mare is pregnant or not, highly unlikely as when she is due to come into season she is separated from the colt.

Im not stupid, but this was something I wasnt 100% sure on... But like you say where there is a willy there is a way.

Thank you for your help x
 
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