I was wondering if you can help me with this. We have a 2yr old stallion that we are just live covering to 3 mares this year.
He seems to like to bite the hocks, and ankles of the mares to excite himself. Sometimes he just jumps right on and other times he bites them quite a bit.
One guy who also stands stallions told me he is just testing to see if they will kick him, so they are safe for breeding?
We are new to this I will admit but we have help from the vet and this other guy. We have to learn sometime and somehow and working on another farm is not an option since we both work full time jobs already.
I have really appreciated the info on this board and have been very strict with this colt letting him know when is the time for screaming and breeding and when is the time to be a gentleman, following directions given by Kelly on this board. His mannerisms are very good now, he has learned so fast.
I realize this is a very important year for him and us and I just want to make sure I am not letting him get into a bad habit that will be hard to break.
Thank You
Kelly (63.172.47.136)
Posted on Saturday, May 25, 2002 - 06:03 pm:
Each stallion has his own "style" of teasing. Nipping and smelling the hocks and ankles is a very common behavior. When the mares are in heat, the legs have the scent from the urine, etc. on them. Most of the time, the mares will not mind. Some mares need a bit more convincing and a well placed "nip" will get them to throw off and assume the positon, so to speak.
If however, his attentions get too hard or vicious, you will have to intervene. The mares will let you know! Even the best stallion needs some correction along the way. It sounds as if you are very observant and doing a good job with him. Use your own judgement and good luck with breeding.
A friend and I just bought a 8 yr. old stallion said to be safe and had been handled by a 15 yr old girl. I was lounging him one day and the other owner said the studs hip touched the fence right before he charged me and bit me in the middle of my chest. i don't know much on the horses past. i would like to know how to aviod this happening again and how to correct this behavior. any information would be helpful.
This is not something that can be taught over the Internet.
You need to find a well-respected and experienced stallion handler that has a good success record and whose stallions like not fear him (not everyone that handles a stallion is a stallion handler!) to work with you and possibly your stallion. It would be best to do that before you handle the stallion. It may be that there is no problem with the stallion, and the comment you heard was not true, but if you are not experienced in handling stallions and it turns out it was true, you could be in a dangerous situation that you cannot deal with very quickly, and it may not affect only you, but other people around you and their horses.
Get suitable help!
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