stroppy stallion
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is it possible to keep a stallion at a show calm where there are mare's is it possible ??
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mycobs=myworld
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it is possible depending on how well behaved your stallion is and if he has plenty or respect for you and listens.
Sparkles
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Yep 
cbmcts
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Yes!
But it does require the horse to have been taught good manners at home and obviously there are very few stallions, no matter how well mannered
who will behave if there is a close by in season mare squirting at them.
In the days that I showed Welsh stallions we always taught the boys from a very young age that they had to concentrate on their handler if they had a bridle on - it probably helped though that we never ever let them cover in hand.
While they were always very interested in the laydees IYSWIM they could all be led, travel or be ridden with mares, obviously with basic precautions like full height partitions on the lorry, not riding or tying up next to a tarty or in season mare but my attitude was always that they are still only horses, just entire.
BTW, what possibly helped is that they were TO daily usually with other colts or sometimes an evil nanny gelding who was very good at putting them back in their box, all 13hh of him
, unusual I know for most entires.
The older breeding stallions ran with the mares in the late spring/early summer and showed later in the season....they only had solo TO.
But it does require the horse to have been taught good manners at home and obviously there are very few stallions, no matter how well mannered
who will behave if there is a close by in season mare squirting at them.In the days that I showed Welsh stallions we always taught the boys from a very young age that they had to concentrate on their handler if they had a bridle on - it probably helped though that we never ever let them cover in hand.
While they were always very interested in the laydees IYSWIM they could all be led, travel or be ridden with mares, obviously with basic precautions like full height partitions on the lorry, not riding or tying up next to a tarty or in season mare but my attitude was always that they are still only horses, just entire.
BTW, what possibly helped is that they were TO daily usually with other colts or sometimes an evil nanny gelding who was very good at putting them back in their box, all 13hh of him
, unusual I know for most entires.The older breeding stallions ran with the mares in the late spring/early summer and showed later in the season....they only had solo TO.
Marchell
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Our old boy, now a grand old age of 31 years is really naughty to cover with. Never nasty but totally focused on one thing and one thing only ! No point trying to stop him because he's set in his ways, having mastered the art, way before he came to us at the age of 19
BUT
If he is tacked up he will happily stand for an hour next to a full in season mare and has done so during his many years on the show ground. You have to know the stallion to realise how much of a contradiction in character this is because he would tank off with you in walk if he thought he was allowed to cover.
Its all down to education at the end of the day.Teach them young and lay down bounderies.Dont mix your bridles, one for work and one for "play"
BUT
If he is tacked up he will happily stand for an hour next to a full in season mare and has done so during his many years on the show ground. You have to know the stallion to realise how much of a contradiction in character this is because he would tank off with you in walk if he thought he was allowed to cover.
Its all down to education at the end of the day.Teach them young and lay down bounderies.Dont mix your bridles, one for work and one for "play"
Frances144
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Yes. Ours' is a gentleman. He was in a pen next to one of his wives and bebbies. He spent the day with his bebby following him about (rather than her own mum) and was beautifully behaved unlike the gobshite that was opposite him who never ruddy well stopped......
I was very proud of our lad. His manners were exemplary and his idea of a good day was to blag bit of sandwich off passers-by!
One stallion had to be kept round the back of the stables so it couldn't see anything else and was only brought out kicking, rearing and screaming for the class.
And, yes, we won our class.
I was very proud of our lad. His manners were exemplary and his idea of a good day was to blag bit of sandwich off passers-by!
One stallion had to be kept round the back of the stables so it couldn't see anything else and was only brought out kicking, rearing and screaming for the class.
And, yes, we won our class.