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Location: Albany, Georgia | I bought my first stallion prospect this year and will have him as soon as he is weaned. I want him to be respectful and very well mannered. For those of you with experience what is the best way to go about ensuring this? I know it has to start as a baby otherwise all bets are off. |
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| Take him to a trainer that is familiar with stallion prospects. Ask around in your area to the current stallion owners who they would recommend sending him to. IMHO if you have never dealt with one you should send him off to get the best manners possible. If they don't have this foundation they can be HEII to deal with |
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Location: Oklahoma | I turned my colt out with pregnant mares. Best manners ever taught. He's 7 now and you wouldn't know he's a stallion. I am pasture breeding him this year to reinforce his manners and let the mares have at him. I keep mine turned out with a gelding (stud that was gelded April 2014). I've never isolated him. He's always been over the shared fence as a gelding. Horses are social animals, remember that. |
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | Get his respect. It is easy to baby the babies, love on them, etc. Simple things like, don't let him in your space when leading him. Do what it takes to get him to respect your distance (about an arms length). It could be shaking your lead rope, popping him on the chest....just get him out of that zone. Do not tolerate any bad behavior...not once. If he nips at you, pop him. I'm not saying beat him, just a pop back. If it continues or gets worse, make him work everytime he does it (backing up works for me). Work with him daily. Lifting the legs, flexing him, teach him to tie and load. Just put your hands on him every day. Another thing that I don't like is them running on you to get the feed you are pouring at feeding time. Take a lead rope or a little buggy whip and make them respect your area again here. Teach them young that they can eat when you step out of the zone. Bathe him and get him used to water.
That should get you started. Teach respect young.
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Remember hes going to stay a stud so dont baby him, dont be letting him get away with trying to play like nipping at you. Let him know you are the boss and keep his respect of you are any human. Every time he nips do pop him on the nose let him know that is not going to happen. You the boss he da stud.  |
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Bulls Eye
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Location: Oklahoma | I will add to this. Mine was easy as a youngster and still is. I don't baby mine. I do feed hand treats, but very seldom. Most of the time I put treats in his feed tub. I hand feed when we do stretches. I use a clinton anderson halter for daily wear. The only time he's ever seen a stud chain is during breeding season. Personal space is important. Mine knows not to cross it. When he stepped over the line I put the fear of God into him for about 20 seconds then let it go. Do not pick on things. A correction needs to be swift and to the point. Picking on the little things can have the opposite effect. Mine is such a good natured boy and my 7 year old daughter handles him daily. |
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Location: North Dakota | How's your boy bred? |
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Location: SW MO | Treat him like a horse not like a stallion. Turn him out with the other horses. Make him respect you and everyone. People want to lock a stud up & keep it by its self. They need to be socailized |
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Location: Albany, Georgia | Thanks everyone! Lots of great advice! He is by a son of Docs Genuine Jack and his dam is a AA/1D mare and 100% producer of 1D/AA horses. She is by Ronas Ryon out of a AAA daughter of Duck Dance. Hoping he is good stuf material, if not he will be a great prospect reguaress. |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | crossspur - 2015-04-27 2:26 PM Treat him like a horse not like a stallion. Turn him out with the other horses. Make him respect you and everyone. People want to lock a stud up & keep it by its self. They need to be socailized
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Hot Mama On A Fast Broom!
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Location: Cap'n Helga Deadbones | DustToDiamonds - 2015-04-27 11:43 AM
I bought my first stallion prospect this year and will have him as soon as he is weaned. I want him to be respectful and very well mannered. For those of you with experience what is the best way to go about ensuring this? I know it has to start as a baby otherwise all bets are off.
Is this your first ever stallion or first time to raise one? |
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Location: Oklahoma | I have a colt at the house. He is just turning 2. He will not stay a stallion long, but he is quiet enough I could do anything I want with him. I have handled him very little, but the dominant gelding and mares have taught him respect. He tried pushing on me once, but backed off as soon as he figured out I was badder than he was. He is put up away from the mares now, but is still out with the geldings and gets whooped on when he gets too big for his britches.
I will do the same with my baby, whom I plan on keeping intact if possible. You can't treat them like lepers or they never figure out how to socialize and are way more aggressive than they should be. |
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Location: Albany, Georgia | I had a colt before that I waited until he was 2 to cut. He was a good boy! But I did make the mistake of living on him too much and he got nippy! He was my only horse at the time. Ive mostly dealt with mares and geldings but we just bought a farm and my goal is to prove my mares, prove this colt when he's old enough and start making my own prospects! That's why I want to RIGHT this time! |
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Hot Mama On A Fast Broom!
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Location: Cap'n Helga Deadbones | I would suggest going to work on a breeding farm where you can learn to properly handle a breeding stallion. Most importantly for YOUR safety.
Having a two year old colt you raised until castration is totally different.
Always prepare yourself for the worst and hope for the best.
For small farms with names that are not Dash Ta Fame, Streak Of Fling, Frenchmans Guy, etc times are very very lean.
It is a great goal. But please get yourself properly trained to handle a mature breeding stallion for your safety as well as his. They are 1000+ pounds of testosterone on the hoof and care nothing for your safety, only for getting what they want, which is a chance to breed and to propagate their genetics.
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Hot Mama On A Fast Broom!
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Location: Cap'n Helga Deadbones | Also, respectful and well mannered with a group of mares is not the same as respectful and well mannered with a human. |
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