Re: RC: Stallions

["Kirsten Price" <splash@dakotacom.net>]

I just entered my barely five year-old stallion in his first LD ride.  He
had no problem whatsoever pulsing down to criteria despite the rather active
environment of a vet check.

It is not MY first event, but I would still say that I am pretty new to the
sport of distance riding and Splash is the first stallion I have ever
handled.

Splash is not particularly noisy as stallions go, but he does call
occasionally.... more while hanging out on his own than on the end of a lead
(where he gets reprimanded).  I have found that consistent discipline and
planned exposure to other horses has made it relatively easy to handle him
effectively and safely in the company of other horses, including mares.

So long has your stallion has generally good manners and is accustomed to
paying attention to you when it is asked, I doubt you will have any problems
with him pulsing down.

Kirsten

Kirsten Price
James E. Rogers College of Law
Director - GPSC Showcase 2000
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
splash@dakotacom.net


>
> Intro to the problem:
> Here's my problem: (I mean, outside of the general you must be
> crazy to ride a stallion at a first time event for the both of you):
> He IS a stallion - gentle, submissive to humans, respectful - but when he
> sees a mare he WILL react.  Oh, he's positively a gentleman about it,
> polite and everything, but he loves to sing to his ladies.  I can handle
> that, no problems there.
>
> THE PROBLEM:
> But HOW in the world can I possibly get his heartrate down to
> recoverable levels in the vet check if there are other horses parading
> around??
>
> This is not a problem that I envision being unique to this fellow,
> but to just about any stallion. Granted, I might be paranoid, trying to
> figure this out ahead of time, but I also have this vision of us
> getting stuck at our first vet check forever and a day until there are no
> other horses around.
>
> Is this one of those things that I have to accept and work
> with?  Has anyone dealt with this / seen someone else with an ingenious
> solution?  Or do you really this isn't not really a problem at all?
>
> Thank you!
>
> Leah
> (and Pagan)
>
>
>
>
> Leah K. Peasley ------------------------------------ lkpeasley@ucdavis.edu
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