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Location: USA | to a barn full of geldings. I've heard some say not to do it..... If I have all geldings will I be asking for problems by bringing a mare into the mix? I keep everyone in their separate pens as it is. I know one of my gelding will be obsessed with her. What are your thoughts? |
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| I would keep her in a separate pen while they get used to her and work out any issues they may have. I had 1 mare with 5 geldings and had no problems-all out together. This mare was very smart and self controlled, would let all the geldings fuss and act silly while waiting to be let in to feed, once all the boys were up she would come to the barn. She never let herself get in the middle of anything. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | If is was at my house it would be a pain, my boys fall in love to fast  |
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Location: SW New Mexico | Depends on the mare...
There are mares who are not"mareish" and don't squeal, strike or do the sowy things to geldings...
Then there are those........who are..............
They would go out of there way to kick your good gelding through a fence..
I can't hardly handle it when a gelding gets attached to his "girlfriend". That is something I won't even allow to start...
I like to be able to haul and ride without the screaming and pawing....
Just use your good judgment, and read the reactions on both sides..
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Location: The barn...where else? SW Missouri | rodeomom3 - 2013-12-22 5:09 PM I would keep her in a separate pen while they get used to her and work out any issues they may have. I had 1 mare with 5 geldings and had no problems-all out together. This mare was very smart and self controlled, would let all the geldings fuss and act silly while waiting to be let in to feed, once all the boys were up she would come to the barn. She never let herself get in the middle of anything.
I did just that last week. I brought home my new mare and left her in a pen for a night and a day to let them get acquainted over the panels, then turned her out into the pasture with our 2 geldings we already owned. Everthing went great and luckily our geldings aren't the types to pick and start fights. They are getting along great and not coming in with bite marks and no fussing at all. I couldn't be happier and am super relieved. She was running with mares only so I was a little concerned with how she would do with the geldings, but so far so good. Good luck and hope it goes smoothly for you also!! |
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Location: MI | We have 1 mare and 2 geldings. The mare and the geldings get along great, but my husbands aunts gelding (he is an Arabian) is possessive of her and will periodically pick fights with my gelding. So my gelding is separated into a pasture with the mini and cows.
In the big pasture they are generally ok, and it gets worse when they are at the end of a round bale. The Arabian is very busy though, and somewhat anxious in general. |
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| It really just depends on the mare & geldings. I don't have geldings because I can't stand them getting attached to a mare. Drives me nuts ! Lol my mares never bother each other they know their pecking order |
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Location: TN | We have 3 mares and 3 geldings turned out together and they get along fine. They of course have their pecking order though. However, the problem comes in when we haul my gelding and either of the top 2 mares (who also happen to be my boyfriend's top two rope horses) together. He acts like a blooming idiot!!! lol It is so frustrating! My bf's bay mare ignores him so he's calmed down about hauling with her, but the younger gray mare hollers for him just as bad as he hollers for her. The last place we hauled them together it was soooo bad and embarrassing. He acted up and they both were screaming for each other no matter how far apart we kept them. It probably doesn't help that he was a stud until he was 5 and he falls in love with all the girls. I'm looking to get a weanling from a local breeder in the future and I'm definitely planning to get a colt because there is no way I want to put up with Rimrock acting like an idiot every time I haul them to a barrel race together. |
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| I currently have one mare, two geldings, and one stud colt.
The mare gets turned out with the geldings and so far no issues.
They all love her!
Obviously she is kept away from the stud colt!
I will sometimes turn him out with the geldings and keep the mare up-poor little colt is the bottom of the food chain. They keep him humble. |
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| We have 6 geldings and 4 mares. They are separated according to temperament. One mare is crazy, lives alone or with one easy going heard-mate.
One gelding is very aggressive and has to have tough heard-mates that will stand up for themselves. He will run them and shred them to bits. He wears a muzzle when a new horse is introduced to see how it goes. If nothing is new, those 4 get along great, no fighting or bite marks. The other gelding in that group is super possessive over mares. He OWNS them. It causes all kinds of fighting with those boys, easier to keep the mares out.
The other group is 2 mares, 2 geldings. They are all easygoing and get along fine. They make there faces at feeding, but no one fights. |
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Location: Paradise , tx | Have always kept my mares and gelding together unless one of them is a problem The worst, most aggressive, not gonna get along with anyone (boy or girl) I had was a gelding. So as others have said, you just got to judge by each one's disspositon |
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Location: Kansas | I have 1 gelding in a pasture full of mares LOL.....My girls can get marish and bully him pretty bad...but for the most part he has learned to fit in and he knows when they pin their ears to back off.
Just keep her separated for a week then slowly introduce her, every horse is different, but they might end up taking a liking to her pretty quickly |
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Location: Tulsa, Ok | We brought a single mare home to our place with seven geldings. It has never been a problem. It probably does help that she is not one bit marish and we do not pasture her with the geldings. |
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