Stallion is 3.5 yrs. old and Gelding is 10 yrs. They fight with fences between them. Will they EVER get along? I don't have any mares or other horses. Just the 2 of them. Any idea how I can get them to get along in same pasture? Or is it just wishful thinking?
2006-11-02 02:19:22 · 10 answers · asked by famousredhead829 2 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Take it from a horse owner, there fighting to establish dominance between them. You can either block them off with fencing they cant see through, separate there pasture areas, or if all else fails you can geld the stallion. If your not breading him I would highly recommend this option.
Good luck.
2006-11-02 02:40:00 · answer #1 · answered by ccraig1973a 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get the stallion gelded. Stallions WILL fight other male horses (even geldings). I've seen stallions go nuts just over the sight of a gelding. They'll pace the fenceline, attack the fence, and run like an idiot.
Right now there seem to be more horses than good homes out there and until PMU farms shut down, a papered foal is as cheap as $500. I see breeder "extras" foals dumped at auctions sometimes for as little as $150 or less. I see adult horses in my area at auction, well broke, for $500 or less. So many of the "extras" go straught to the feedlots and then slaughterhouse. For that reason I feel most stallions should become geldings.
2006-11-02 05:18:17 · answer #2 · answered by Funchy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends. Stallions, by nature are dominant animals and will fight for control. Gelding, by nature are docile and usually will not fight. Both, by nature are social creatures. One would think they would be OK together, however........ Your gelding being 10 is set in his ways and has probably been the "boss" of his area for a long time. He sees your stallion as an intruder to his area and a rival for control. Now, I don't know how long you have had your stallion, but chances are he was not left to socialize when he was young. Most colts are separated to only interact with each other, or left alone. The stallion I had for 15 years was left in a heard situation while he was young and therefore was used to company. He always had a companion, either my gelding, a mare that he had been bred to, or he was my best babysitter for his "kids" that were weaned.
If you truly want them together I suggest you geld the stallion and house them in neighboring fields with a strong common fence. They will eventually get used to each other, however they will still fight when put together to figure out who's in charge. It is also possible that they will cause serious damage to each other which could be deadly, and its not a pretty sight.
If you don't have a lot of experience with stallions you best bet is to let them see each other but not share neighboring fence lines if you have the room.
2006-11-02 02:57:48 · answer #3 · answered by CHill 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We have a 4 year old stud that we raised from 3 months old... he is completely sweet and wonderful with humans, but other horses better watch out... well, that's what he wanted us to think anyways... many times (perhaps you have seen this in dogs) horses will fight through fences when they know they can;t actually get hurt by the other horse... it is a safe way for them to try to establish dominance and not take the chance of losing. With our stud, we were moving horses around one day from pasture to pasture and he jumped the fence to get in with the other horses which was a mixture of geldings and mares. He used to fight like crazy through the fence with both mares and geldings before.... but as soon as he was in there with them, he was a perfect gentleman with everyone. He has been running with the entire herd for about 7 months now and he hangs with the geldings until a mare comes into heat, then he will visit her for a while, then go back to the geldings until the next mare comes in. It is risky... but what I suggest is that you put both horses on a leadrope... and you take one and have a freind or family member take the other... lead one of them into the corner of his pasture, then bring the other one into the same pasture. Lead them around slowly easing closer and closer until they are walking about 10 feet from each other calmly and aren't trying to fight. It is ok if they nose each other, but don't let them do it for longer than 5 seconds at a time. Pull their heads away after that time. All SHOULD go well, but since animals have their own personalities, your stud could be different as could your gelding... Good luck! I hope they will settle down and be friends.
2006-11-02 07:23:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A stallion will never accept another male, gelded or not, in his territory. It's just instinct. It doesn't matter if there are no mares present, in the stallions mind, there could be. In a herd, there is never more than one adult stallion, and that's an instinct that humans cannot change.
2006-11-02 02:24:46 · answer #5 · answered by Dreamer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Geld the stallion. it's plain instinct for the stallion to do that. If you are breeding the stallion then seperate the paddocks.
2006-11-02 02:54:50 · answer #6 · answered by Sadie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if one is a stallion then he's probably showingthat he is the dominant 1. i don't thikn you can MAKE them get along.
do u use your stallion for mating purposes? if not then you will probably want to get him gelded, that might make him more friendly!
good luck with them. hope they get along eventualy!
2006-11-02 05:41:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's wishful thinking. I can just picture it:
Gelding: "Quit being such a dick!"
Stallion: "You're such a wus - what's the problem, wussy boy?"
That's how it is, isn't it?
2006-11-02 02:29:14 · answer #8 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have no control of whether they will get along ,or not.
2006-11-02 02:21:44 · answer #9 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Which one has the b0ner?
2006-11-02 02:31:48 · answer #10 · answered by alf 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋