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| I am having to move my stud to a pen that will have geldings and open mares across the fence from him. (Fence is a solid 6 foot pipe.) I have always left a mare with him for company.
My question is, should I leave the mare with him or take her out? I have never had to place him across a fence from other horses. There has always been a road dividing them, or I just took him to a different farm. If I leave the mare with him will he be overly protective of her? If I take her out I will have to put her with the others across the fence.
He is 14 yrs/old and has never been socialized with geldings. Just mares out in the pasture. Am I over thinking this, or will this be a disaster?
Understand I am not a new to handling studs, but I am tight on space this winter and have never been in this position. Have had him sold three times this summer, and all have fell through, but that is a whole different story.
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Location: Washington. (The DRY side.) | I know you didn't ask this, but I would put up an electric fence to keep the other horses away from his fence line. Some stallions are fine with geldings IF there are no mares around. I wouldn't risk having him share a fence line with a mixed herd. There isn't only a risk to the stallion, but if he grabs ahold of one of the geldings, he could do serious damage. |
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| I wouldn't take his pasture buddy away... If he's lived with this mare for a length of time I'd leave her with him. |
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Location: Florida.. | leave mare with him.... hot wire..between them.. if you can put hot wire up like 15 ft from fence line that would be double great.lol  |
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| Stallion + mares = fine.
Stallion + gelding =
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| Thanks everyone. Will put up an electric fence buffer area, and keep his lady friend with him. |
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| lonely va barrelxr - 2014-11-14 5:36 AM
Stallion + mares = fine.
Stallion + gelding =
Wow. I don't have words, but that I am sorry. Hope things healed well. |
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Location: austin, arkansas | if you took his lady friend away he may pace the fence line and possibly founder himself. best to keep together, hot wire is a good idea. |
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Location: Central Texas | lonely va barrelxr - 2014-11-14 5:36 AM
Stallion + mares = fine.
Stallion + gelding =
OMG! That is scary. Hope it healed well. Our stallions (3) have been raised with geldings from the time they were young and nothing has happend. I guess we have been very lucky. Now, we have never tried to put a new stallion (already grown) with our geldings. |
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