I believe your article is interesting, but not true. We have had horses for 17 years and have never separated any of them (until I bought a stallion.) The stallion was separated to prevent any unwanted breeding, but was always pastured with an infertile mare or a gelding. I completely disagree with your section about stallions. All stallions are different, and all of them unique. My stud was never alone and ALWAYS got along with the other horses (geldings or mare, separated or not.) And yes, he was fertile, and yes he was live-bred and not collected.
Posted By: Melanie
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i bought a 6 year old gelding,and stabled him w/4 mares. will he settle down?he has gone from quite calm to wild??they are in different pastures,but oh my gosh.......ideas??
Posted By: deb
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I bought a weaned 7 month old colt and his mother and am boarding them at a facility that has 4 geldings and 2 mares in the pasture. He is now 10 months old, and I'm wondering if it would be safe to introduce him to the herd of geldings and mares. He was gelded about 6 weeks ago. I keep him in a stall at night, and turn him out during the day in a paddock with another 8 year old gelding. Once the weather gets warmer, I would like to turn him out as a pasture horse instead of keeping him in a stall and small paddock, but worry that he will get hurt with the other horses. Is he too young to safely turn him out with a herd?
Posted By: Susan Cotton
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i have 2 pregnant mares and another mare together now n a pasture but i will remove the 3rd mare closer to when the foals will be born. Does anyone know how severe a kickit must be to actually do harm to the fetus? shern
Posted By: shern
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Wow! I never knew half this stough! I found it quite interesting.
Posted By: anonymous
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Turning Out is simply letting 1 or more horses out of the barn and into a pasture or LARGE enclosed area to get energy out
Posted By: K. Crider
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Our 2 geldings are together but there are mares in other pastures around them. Yesterday one gelding severely attacked another - rearing on him, knocking him down and biting. We seperated them. But why does a gelding exhibit this behavior. I thought it castrated correctly the testosterone was gone?? Can you pls reply.
Posted By: Tammy
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What is turning out?
Posted By: Question
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