We have a weanling paint colt, and we haven't decided if we should geld him or not. He's an awesome cremello color, and a tobiano, which means he will produce a duilite and white foal always. We thought maybe we should keep him as a stud for our couple mares. Get a few babies out of him.
Just looking for opinions.
2006-11-20 06:39:01 · 13 answers · asked by hlhorsenaround 4 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Oh yes, and he's a very quiet colt. He takes everything in stride, and doesn't mind anything at this point.
I've been riding and handling horses for over 20 years, and have 20 acres, just never had a stallion before.
2006-11-20 06:55:36 · update #1
Wait until he gets a little older...3 or so...when you can really tell what his conformation is going to be like. Breeding for color alone is not necessarily a good thing. A good breeder breeds for conformation, as well as color. And yes, make sure you have the facilities for handling a stallion.
On a good note, my stallion is WAY better behaved than most of my mares, as he gets handled/ridden more and is subject to way more discipline than the mares, since we don't want even one bad habit to form with him.
2006-11-20 06:54:42 · answer #1 · answered by dph 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I was at a stable with stallions and have been scared of them ever since. You have to have a very good fence and stall for the him and he will be a lot more work. I would geld him and keep him as a show or halter horse. If a stud gets into a paddock with a mare you can get in big trouble. I think he would probably be happier if you gelded him. That's just me opinion.
2006-11-20 14:13:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please keep in mind that stallions can be a handful, no matter how much training they have had. You have to have bigger and heavier fences, high walled stalls, etc. We considered the same thing with our paint stud colt. World Champion sire (who is now deceased) and dam is a World Champion producer. And we made the decision to geld him. He is very nicely put together, but as a stallion, would be average in APHA at best. I would really think hard about keeping anything horse a stallion, unless you plan on getting into the breeding business, which can be very expensive and time consuming. Plus unless you are planning to keep all of his babies, you will have to promote him for them to be worth anything. And since we only have 4 mares, we have found that we can breed to World Champion sires cheaper than we can raise and promote our own stallion. Good luck in whatever you decide, but remember GOOD STALLIONS MAKE GREAT GELDINGS.
2006-11-20 07:01:57 · answer #3 · answered by Paint Pony 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
In general, if you want to make progress in improving the breed, only the top 2-5% of male horses should be used for breeding. I think the question you need to be asking yourself is if there are stallions available to you that are better individuals than your colt. That means objectively evaluating your colt's comformation, temperament, athletic capability and color last of all-- "there never was a good horse of a bad color, or a bad horse of a good color."
IMO you should get your colt evaluated by someone who is objective about his potential as a stallion. Your objective in breeding horses should be to produce horses that are better with every generation. If your colt will not forward this objective, then he's probably not a potential stallion candidate.
2006-11-20 06:54:07 · answer #4 · answered by Karin C 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
i had mares and stallions almost all of the time stallion can be a pain no matter what temp he has they can change over night . i had a palomino stallion sence he was a baby broke him to ride and never had a bit of trouble from him he was handled everyday . we bred him to 7/8 mares that yr with no problem the next yr he just went bonkers and tried to paw me when i went into the lot to halter him to put him in the trailer to go to the vet means to say he stayed at the vet; and came home a gelding it made a believer of me .you cant turn your back on them one day out of the blue it might do the same.
2006-11-20 12:41:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It would depend on his temperment. If he was well mannered as a stud then there should be no problem keeping him intact. However many stallions can have temperment problems that can lead to injuries(human and horse). The longer you keep him intact the more he will develop physically. So if you have the facility (separte paddock and knowledgeable staff) and the horse is even tempered, I don't see a problem with keeping him intact to breed your mares.
2006-11-20 06:50:41 · answer #6 · answered by auequine 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
he sounds like your ideal stud.
I would keep him and not geld him. If you have alot of experience with horses, a stallion should not be a big problem unless he starts acting up.
good luck!
2006-11-20 14:22:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is a great idea...but PLEASE I am so anti imprisoning animals for the selfish desires of human beings so give the horse lots of space and just remember that it too has a free spirit.
2006-11-20 06:42:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your good with horses it shouldn't be a problem. Just be prepared for him to have to be separated from other horses and be more high strung.
2006-11-20 06:40:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i would keep him as a stud they are great horses , sounds like he will have beautiful fouls, it would be well worth it
2006-11-20 06:43:10 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋