Stallion owners: following on from my previous post....

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Are there any videos, books or articles that you would recommend on the upbringing of a young stallion, and competing/training one?

Oh quick update, my boy has learned to lunge by voice in a day, wore a roller the next and has now taken to side reins, with no fuss whatsover! Saddle is this weekend!
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Basically, just bring him up as you would any young horse not allowing any liberties to be taken. Never give a titbit from your hand or pocket, always from a bucket if you MUST give something. Have also been well advised not to wear perfume of any description around a colt too I suppose that to mean flowery deo's too!

Pic's would be nice!

Sorry, forgot; Jennie LC's book of breaking youngsters is very good; shows a lot of her young boys in the process.
 
He's lovely!!

Just one thing I would say is to be very careful with him around pregnant ladies (I don't let any go in with my stallion) and sometimes they can be a little funny at certain times of the month.....I've noticed that when friends are here my stallion can be different with them when they are "on".
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He is lovely, yes when i was at hartpury, and going over to the stud side, we were told not to wear perfume, aparantly, they can mistake the smell for a mare in season.
 
oh wow that's the first i have heard of the perfume thing!

Tia I hadn't heard that about pregnant ladies but had heard about when women are 'on'! hehe
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This is something that you really should be aware of - many stallions are OK, but it's not worth risking!! I knew a girl who was badly attacked by a stallion when she was doing late night stables and was dressed ready to go out!! If you must do that - put your perfume on AFTER you are done with the horse. Use a un-scented deoderant too!
 
Hmm I wonder if you introduced it at a young age, and if they grew up with it, realised that it wasn't anything 'interesting'.

Scary I always am wearing perfume, as I deal with horses both before and after my 'day' job.
 
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