I'm a gelding person. We have a young
mare whom we bred and raised. I had thought to keep her and ride her
myself, but I have come to the conclusion we have a personality conflict.
I believe that she and I are too much alike and that is the reason for the
conflict, to wit.......we are both feisty and opinionated. When we
are both being opinionated at the same time, it doesn't work. I can
persuade a gelding to look at things my way, with patience and consideration,
but the mare.....when she becomes opinionated about something, it just irritates
me and I can't discuss it with her at all. I just get mad. Nice
mare, too, but there is definitely a gender conflict going on; therefore, I
plan to sell her.
I've always found it interesting how people prefer geldings or
mares. I have always been a mare person. I've owned 2
geldings and 3 mares throughout my life and the geldings didn't last long with
me. I just don't click with them. I would say that the mares have
more personality but that really isn't true, so I don't know what the
difference is. I'm the same way with dogs. I much prefer the
females (and I spay/neuter either) But when it comes to people, I get
along much better with men than with women as a rule (the exception being
horse people - seems the common obsession overrides the gender issue
*laugh*
So what makes people prefer one or the other? Interesting.
Jennifer
(Shelby - ready for our first ride woohoo! Hey Mom.. are you *sure* we
can't canter more?!
Sweetie Pie - look at shelby wearing all of that funny looking extra st!
uff on her saddle and bridle!
Bailey - yeah I'm a girl.. can i go?
Tara - girl? Is that what I am? I had no idea there was a
difference
Clemson - I'm a boy? But Mommy loves me doesn't she?)
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