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Re: [RC] Stallions - Dyane Smith

Donna Coss wrote: > But if you have youngsters and let them always interact
with

other horses, they seem to develop  the social skills that allow them to
be comfortable around other horses.
  My pasture is about 5 acres in size and I stress again, they do not
have mares close up.


To be fair, some geldings (mine, for example) would not do well with one
another if there were mares close up.  No matter what, you need to read the
horse and work with him/her accordingly.

  The horse is a social animal!  It's whole life is about interacting with
other horses!   The cruelty to stallions in this world is one I hate to
dwell upon.  That they tolerate

such cruelty is a tribute to the horse and how they have adjusted to
mankind.   Every stallion deserves, at the very least a large, stall
with a run-out paddock, placed where he can interact and see all of the
horses.  Yes, this does mean a proper fense, but if he is worth anything
at all, that should not be a problem!


All horses need this, I think.  The difference probably is that the
stallions kept primarily for breeding purposes end up being thrown in stalls
for days on end.  Heidi or Char or someone could speak with more authority,
but I have always heard that stallions are even more social than other
horses.  Maybe it's just they are more deprived.

Dyane



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