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RoperAB
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Joined: 11 Feb 2006
Posts: 1435
Location: Alberta
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peg4x4
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Joined: 13 Sep 2006
Posts: 419
Location: central Texas
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| As usual,depends on the horse..some of either are nutty,some of either are wonderful..mostely,geldings prefered..
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skidboots
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Joined: 21 Aug 2006
Posts: 39
Location: 30miSW of San Antonio, TX
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| Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 11:33 am Post subject: |
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| I very much prefer mares! I guess geldings are fine if you have rough work that requires strength, but for pleasure riding, I prefer the mare.
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Northern Rancher
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Joined: 10 Feb 2005
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Location: saskatchewan
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| Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 11:36 am Post subject: |
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| Mares-geldings have a hard time replacing themselves-we sell ours and keep the fillys.
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Mrs.Greg
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Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 7488
Location: Alberta
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| Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 11:39 am Post subject: |
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| I prefer a mare for the reason you gave Roper...sensitive,more heart.
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L.E. Stevens
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Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Posts: 187
Location: east of the west
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Judith
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Posts: 2429
Location: BC
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Oldtimer
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Joined: 10 Feb 2005
Posts: 24734
Location: Northeast Montana
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| Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 12:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Still some ranch's around that won't allow a mare on the place...Buy all their saddle horses or run a horse herd separate from the cow outfit- and will allow only geldings to be rode......
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Soapweed
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Joined: 11 Feb 2005
Posts: 12095
Location: northern Nebraska Sandhills
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We ride all geldings, and don't have a mare on the place. It is true that mares reproduce, but if you watch your chances, it is a lot easier and cheaper to buy a good young gelding than to raise it. Besides, then you can buy something you like instead of breeding a mare just hoping she will have what you are looking for.
My old Tom Cat horse I bought as an unbroke two-year-old for $400 back in the spring of 1984. He sure made a horse. Just a month ago, I bought a dandy sorrel long yearling for $250. He is gentle, has a good attitude, and is long-legged enough that he should be a good-sized horse. At this time, I really have high hopes for this youngster, and I sure couldn't have raised him for that kind of money.
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OldDog/NewTricks
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Joined: 24 May 2005
Posts: 3272
Location: The Dam End of Silicon Valley
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| Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 3:23 pm Post subject: |
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Bad Poll!
Not Enough Choices!
I Just want a good, well trainded Horses
Some of My best Horses were Ball Baring but had "Great Manners" !
My Studs would not look at a mare when they (the studs) were under tack!
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Jinglebob
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Joined: 14 Feb 2005
Posts: 5974
Location: Western South Dakota
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| Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 7:18 pm Post subject: |
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| geldings have a hard time replacing themselves |
Can't argue with that in terms of replacement stock.
But in terms of working, I prefer geldings cuz of consistent attitude; no "cycles" to deal with. Kinda like workin with...
nope, on second thought, better not go there. |
Gott'a agree with this statement. ALL of it.  
I've ridden a few mares and will be now, to make sure these fillies should be in the broodmare bunch, but when we load a bunch of strange horses together to go to a branding, it's nice to not have a mare in heat clutterin' up the works.
I think studs and mares both probably have more to give, but they are more work also.
I think studs and mares should both be ridden before the are used for replacements, but again, I don't want one in my trailer when we haul to a branding. Not worth getting my geldings cut, chewed and crippled up. And when someone brings one, I think they ought to be smart enought to keep them seperate from the other horses when they are not being used.
A neighbor told me to keep my mares plumb away from my geldings and they wouldn't fight as much. They must have to be farther apart than I can do it, as my geldings are always checking out the pecking order, but it never gets very serious.
The other day my stud was across from the geldings and mares, sqealing and telling everyone what a big deal he was. I always keep my horses entact until they are two and I have a gelding who was my stud until he was 5. So I took these older horses and kicked them in with the stud, one at a time. He apoligized to each of them and told them he was only foolin' and really wasn't all that tuff!
Some people tell me you can make a mare or a stud act like a gelding and you'd never know you were riding one. I've only been fortunate enogh to have one and he's a real nice gelding now. But he is the boss when all the horses are together. He never does anything but look at another horse, but they all respect him and do what he wants. When the mares are running with the geldings, as they are now, he and a couple others are always with the mares and the younger ones are off a ways. I don't know if he keeps them away or they just choose to graze away from the rest. Thay all come into water together and the mares usually sort themselves away from the others, without a fuss.
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L.E. Stevens
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