I hvae been around studs a little, she wants to breed him to her mare,
we are prepared to 'isolate' him in a feild w/ other horses with electric, its onle her mare and my mare, I am happy to deal with any accidents should he get out so thats not the highest on my priority list.
My biggest concerns are: his manners, how he breeds, if he breeds, such as is he a wounder, and how the interaction between her estblished gelding and mare and the stud would be. Oh and if he's a fence jumper or a houdini. I wont deal with fence jumpers and houdini's.
Obviously not. You posed the question in the first place and then say you "know a little", now you're well aware. The stallion is for your friend, but it's going to be with your mare, you're going to be responsible for it, you're not going to tolerate houdinis or fence jumping. And, you're going to pick it up.I am well aware of how aggressive studs can be.
Chain will be IN HAND.
As a stud owner I would tell her to think very HARD on this..you can NOT treat them as a "horse" I do put my stud out with the mares and geldings but generally he is stalled and out by himself..you have to watch them when trail riding and when hauling...Studs in general are not just for the normal "horse owner"
My stud I think is to die for..but I am thinking about gelding him too..Geldings are so much easier to deal with...
This horse should be exceptional if she intends using him as a stud. The mare should be exceptional as well. What is it about the stud that compliments the mare? More thought needs to be given other than he’s intact and she already owns a mare. Otherwise it's no different than every other backyard indiscriminate breeder out there. If she wants a baby certainly she can find something better bred already on the ground.
A little is not enough. Sounds like the "my friend" means more like you AND your friend. Why does she want to breed her mare to that particular stallion? What at 4 and barely trained has he done that's great? What is unique or valuable about him? Why doesn't she just pay a stud fee and breed to him?
How can you isolate him in field with other horses? You're going to turn him out with her mare and your mare? YOU are happy to deal with any accidents that HER stallion causes? You mean like lawsuits? Horses are not toys. Stallions breeding are not always safe. Not only could the mare be injured your stallion could be too. A well placed kick and the mare could cause a fatal accident.
Again, why would you consider buying a young, unproven stallion for breeding purposes? So, you're going to turn the stallion out, isolated (? ? ?) but with two mares and a gelding? YOU won't deal with fence jumpers or houdinis...
Obviously not. You posed the question in the first place and then say you "know a little", now you're well aware. The stallion is for your friend, but it's going to be with your mare, you're going to be responsible for it, you're not going to tolerate houdinis or fence jumping. And, you're going to pick it up.
Why?
Those trucks heading across the border are full already.
It's far cheaper to send the mare TO a stud, and pay those one time fees then to purchase and maintain a stud for only one mare, IMO.This horse should be exceptional if she intends using him as a stud. The mare should be exceptional as well. What is it about the stud that compliments the mare? More thought needs to be given other than he’s intact and she already owns a mare. Otherwise it's no different than every other backyard indiscriminate breeder out there. If she wants a baby certainly she can find something better bred already on the ground.
While that may be true....some of us are true "breeders" at heart. If you have the time, resources and the market is there for what you produce, why not??yes, i'd much rather see horses that are already created be taken care of...
happy, we missed your entertainment last night. See you Sunday! Whatcha cooking us up?
Thats not foamy beef stew, is it?fixed.
Beef Stew.
fixed.
Beef Stew.
Thats not foamy beef stew, is it?
that would be frothy
Thats not foamy beef stew, is it?
I hope not