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Whether fair or not, in general (at least in FL ) if anything happens it
is the fault of the Stallion owner...period end of conversation.  That does
place an extra burden ( not matter how much they feel it unfair ) on the
stallion owner. 

Truman

Ridecamp Guest wrote:
> k s swigart katswig@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Karen said:
>
> > All this talk about hormones has me thinking - I have a mare
> > who I hope to do some rides with this summer. I have no idea
> > what she will do if we encounter a stallion at these rides.
> > What things can I do at home to "train" her to handle this
> > situation?
> >   
> ...
> > Thanks
> > Karen and Mazzie, who is a flirt even with geldings
> >   
>
> Yes, there is something you can do at home even if there aren't any
> stallions around to help you train her.
>
> Don't let her flirt with geldings.
>
> What she needs to learn is that she's not allowed to flirt when
> under saddle, in hand, at an event, etc. (I am not talking about when she is
> in her pasture/paddock/stall at home) no matter what the provocation.  Then
> she will understand you when you tell her, "don't flirt."
>
> If you wait until she encounters a stallion before giving this instruction
> a) she is unlikely to understand since it has always been okay before, and
> b) it is possible she will provoke a response in the stallion which can then
> turn into a situation which escalates because of the mutual responses
> (although she shouldn't, because people who have stallions that can be
> provoked by mares flirting with them shouldn't bring those stallions to
> places where mares might flirt with them...which is almost guaranteed to
> happen at an endurance ride :)).
>
> kat
> Orange County, Calif.
>
>
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