[RC] Stallions (my own) - Ridecamp GuestPlease Reply to: Dodie Sable dodie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ========================================== My stallions are all turned out with their mare herd. They live with them through out the year. I can pasture or hand breed any mare coming in without any ta-do (they know ALL ABOUT twisting tails) and all three ground-collect for AI in their stall. All three have worked endurance and I always enjoy the comments - "OH MY GOSH...he's a stud" when they've been drinking their mare right next to him in the troughs or creeks. I think the herd turnout benefits them mentally as well as physically. Sure makes it easier to teach them "NO!". I am raising up a fourth colt for a stallion/endurance prospect and he will live with the geldings until he gets his first mare. And that won't be until he's trained and working endurance trail. At the time I breed him, he will be given one or two mares to be turned out with in the pasture. My grandfather did his stallions this way, and I think it's a geat idea is you have the area. (And don't care about boo-boo's) Dodie =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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