Mares, Geldings, or Stallions?
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- čas přidán 14. 07. 2016
- In this video, I share three of the most important factors in determining a horse's personality and temperament, as well as share my thoughts on mares, geldings, and stallions.
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There’s a saying: tell a gelding, ask a mare, discuss it with a stallion
So true!
I think you'll find it's tell a gelding, ask a stallion, discuss it with a mare!
Convince a stallion
I own both mares and geldings, Mares are much more sensative then geldings tend to be but mares use their mind more then geldings tend too, geldings will try and please you as Much as possible but mares will think about the situation, they will decide in their own minds if they should or want to do it, thus relating in some peoples thoughts of them being "stubborn" or "moody", I personally like mares more then geldings cause they constantly use their brains, they were born to be leaders in herds or "bosses" meaning they will constantly be alert or decicive in their thinking. I'm not saying one is better then the other I'm just saying what I prefer.
Thank you that was nice n clear.
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All of the stallions I've ever ridden are super gentle and loving. I ride this adorable little (not so little anymore) Connemara/Selle française stallion named Jour and he is just the sweetest little bean!!! He's never been agressive or anything, he'll get a bit more frisky when he's stressed out, but otherwise he's just so sweet and loving!!! I don't think we have any geldings at our barn except for maybe boarded horses. All the stallions at my barn are super sweet except Jour's brother... Jour's brother has murderous intentions.......
Temperament varies widely based on genetics, and training, but because of their instincts as herd animals, they may be prone to aggressive behavior, particularly toward other stallions, and thus require careful management by knowledgeable handlers. However, with proper training and management, stallions are effective equine athletes at the highest levels of many disciplines, including horse racing, horse shows, and international Olympic competition
So what I'm saying is, keep a gun on you when Jour's brother is nearby
So cool, my stallion witch is 4 years old now, is a beast, I had him since he had 9 months, my dad rides him, I just can't.
I love mares because i have a mare...i loved geldings when i had a gelding so i don't have a strong opinion, i love all horses
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Everyone thinks I'm weird because I like mares... I have a reasonable explanation for my preference: sheath cleaning
Lol! That's my excuse too but i would do sheath cleaning if I had a gelding.
lol I still think I'd rather deal with that than the latter
You have to clean your mare's "area" too :) There are also specific products for this job.
Christina Zygakis vaginas clean themselves, although giving it a little spray with the hose after a bath is needed
Nikki The Fox yeah. Truuueeee
I have both. I ALWAYS take my gelding when going on relaxing trail rides or camping. He is an easy keeper for trail exploring weekends. I prefer riding my mare on very complex trails that are rocky, hilly, step up/down terrain. My mare loves the challenge and is so very sure footed. I trust her on any terrain. My mare despises relaxed trails and typically lets me know she is bored with subpar behavior. So I use both genders for two very different types of riding. My gelding would be too clumsy on the complex trails, he would have us tumbling down a rocky hill for sure.
That sounds like an individual difference though not nessicarily the genitals. Also I'm with your mare trails are boring
I have 2 Geldings and 1 Mare. I do prefer Geldings overall. My one Gelding may as well be a Stallion for the spirited behavior he has though he is not disrespectful at all. he can be like a little bit. .for real! The Mare is older and very gentle as well but she doesn't show as much personality. I love them all equally as they are like kids to me. .all unique. thanks for the video...
Thank you Callie ! I have learned a lot about horses again.
I like my reactive/responsive arabian stallion who does not like to be stabled. He's so much easier for me to get on with than most mares or geldings. He knows I don't care for aggressive behavior so he's very well behaved as long as he has a social life and is allowed to be out. Stallions get a bad rap in my experience. It's usually caused by humans who lock them up without enough turnout or any social life. You only need to treat them like any other horse but with more secure fencing.
AMAZING, EXTREMELY CLEAR EXPLANATION. MANY THANKS!!!
Great video! I love mares. I have a mustang mare and she is wonderful, she has a lot of interesting quirks. My gelding is more relaxed. They are both left brained horses. I prefer mares overall, I think I prefer their attitudes.
Thank you so much for clearing that up, in my inexperience I was so confused about what was what
One of the best cowboys I ever had the privilege to work for had both a mare and gelding quarterhorse and they were stabled together. They were inseparable and both great horses. He rode the gelding when pen riding or herding, and the mare was our cutter. She was so quick on her feet you better be holding on.
I currently have 2 geldings and one is a QH cross is very stubborn and hot one day and the next is very soft and wanting to please, my other Spotted Saddle gelding is fairly easy to work with, he can get a little sticky feet but he always willing to try. I've also had one stallion that was a smaller 14hh buckskin guy who was a dream, he would lunge and never pull, he was soft and friendly, but I also had to have 1 come to jesus meeting with him when he charged me when leading him after one of our first lunging session that actually went faily easy and he bit my shoulder, so we had our *talk* and worked out I was head horse, and after that, he was very respectful and always soft, even with younger people. I'm currently looking at getting a yearling mare to start.
Of course we can make generalisations, but it all comes down to all of those things I guess like Callie says. My first pony was a New Forest Cross and you could hardly tell she was in heat, or at least not enough change to stop riding her. My second horse was a Thoroughbred ex racehorse gelding, and he was a real sweetie, a complete gentleman and also soo lazy and ’backwards’ minded when it came to flatwork!
Thank you for doing this and making it understandable :)
I like stallions more geldings are pretty cool and mares are nice.
Interesting!
I think both are fine. Loves my warm blood mares temperament.
thank you for sharing this.I'm kind of partial to gelding's cause he is my first and only horse even though he can be very stubborn at times he's a quarter. I've had him for over 3 years he's come a long way but now he's starting to nibble he grabbed my shirt yesterday and if I wouldn't of moved so fast he would of took a plug out of my shoulder I felt his teeth I stopped giving him treats completely by hand for a while he had none then I started back giving him in his bucket after his dinner then he done this.don't know what's going on but he needs to stop.I was having so much trust in him now he's messing that up.any advice.
don't know if it all took.any advice that you can give me I would appreciate
my old dixxie was the love of my life
I like the infromation this Mare is giving haha. On a serious note I wish you did more on the Stallion as well as the use.
I want to know more about Standing Stallions
I HAVE A FRIEND WHO HAS A MARE, PERSONALLY I LIKE THE STALLION.
Why?
GREAT WHY ARE WE YELLING 😂😂
I've always loved mares and mares only, being looked funny at by all my gelding-only friends. Until recently, where I've fallen absolutely in love with a stallion. I think it just depends on the horse more than anything for me, and most geldings I've known have been a bit boring for me :)
My issues with geldings aren't that I dislike them. It's that they tend to not care, be more likely to lack self preservation (Huge issue for me if you are gonna throw yourself over a cliff you aren't gonna protect me), and despite what people think I find they take things more personally where as a mare takes a correction and goes okay what next.
Omg the amount of spacey, empty headed geldings I see 😭😭. I'm a mare guy all the way! I don't want a dumb-blood I want a partner! I'm not saying all geldings have nothing going on upstairs but a majority I've seen do. Just tumble weeds lmao
Thank you for sharing ua knowledge.
You're welcome Rohan! Glad you enjoyed the video!
+CRKtraining I have a doubt whether my trainer is training me properly or not because he asks me to ride the horse without the saddle and it hurts without seat and I am a beginner so is it fine to ride without a seat??
+Rohan Mudaliar I know from experience that if you start without the saddle it will be easier for you in the future to keep your balance and you will be able to relax more when you ride, which is very important 😊
+Rohan Mudaliar I know from experience that if you start without the saddle it will be easier for you in the future to keep your balance and you will be able to relax more when you ride, which is very important 😊
+Rohan Mudaliar I know from experience that if you start without the saddle it will be easier for you in the future to keep your balance and you will be able to relax more when you ride, which is very important 😊
Can you do a video on posting?
IMHO - Gelding is much more person orientated than mare, where a mare is more flexible to many new people, geldings become shy and anxious in new company and need some "join up" before showing themselves, but after that, is super loyal to those few people they've come to trust. I always feel disconnected to any new gelding until a few days after they settle. Mare's also TEND to be more cautious with surroundings and new places, like not walking down a steep incline she cannot recover from, not trying different kinds of vegetation, where my gelding would walk down slide and hope for the best, try some foliage of some tree and get himself into trouble on some dodgy fence or terrain.
I mean my mare is a complete mama's girl but maybe that's the arabian blood.
I like both just fine. The mare I ride is much more manageable than the hot thoroughbred gelding I just starting leasing. For me it always comes down to breed.
Is it more difficult to ride a mare when she's in heat? Cuz my horse instructor says u can't ride them when they're in heat, but I don't really know if that is accurate...
No, you can still ride a mare who is in heat. But some mares are a bit harder to work with because they are grumpy during their cycle. Some mares have a milder cycle and you can hardly tell if they are in heat.
I have all three of them, my mares are very sweet, one of them is a toroughbred witch behaves like an old dog, she is 5, my gelding is so agitated and imprevisible, and my stallion is a beast, my colt is very sweet yet.
I'm just getting into horses and boy is it a different world.
- Measured in Hands instead of Feet
- Genders are all over the place (Not as simple as male or female)
- Tons and tons of breeds
much different than dogs or cats lol
same as me..!!
Same here.. It is like stumbling in a rabbit hole... I got interested in learning about horses because of some cute dwarf pony videos..lol
The male female part is the same, it actually is the same as dogs and cats because if you neuter a cat, it’s the same gender (male) but it just can’t reproduce anymore. Same with the breeds. There are lots and lots of different dog and cat breeds :)
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uhhhh There are way more dog breeds
What are some thoughts on housing and riding stallions?
I'd like to know too. But I know that Draft and Gypsy Vanner stallions are still very docile and manageable. I saw a video on Gypsies and a stallion being trained easily in 3 weeks and was able to walk down the streets perfectly even with mares around.
Well I've never personally owned a horse, but all the stallions I've ever ridden were super sweet and good tempered (except this one dude). We just house them as we would any other gender except when the mares are in heat, although we do have these little pastures for single or coupled horses we put them in during lesson season (so like spring, summer and these 2 weeks we have as break in the fall). Otherwise, we'll have lessons with stallions, mares an geldings, and we're just fine
If you are new to horses don't do it!
In my opinion, mares are insane!! Give me a gelding!
lol, i prefer stallions and geldings 😳
In my opinion anyone named Nancy tends to be a B. Geldings are assholes.
Mares are more receptive to your energy and non-verbal communication then geldings and stallions as they have to be because of their natural instinct to lead, breed and provide. Mares are smarter and have a much better memory so bad experiences are harder to get past on a mare because of their sharp memory. That is why you ask and discuss with a mare and not just order and obey like most geldings. Mares NEED to fully understand what they are doing because of their natural instincts where as geldings will just run off a cliff if you let them 😂 Mares are typically best as a one person horse in my opinion. I am a mare guy ALL the way. but mainly because geldings are boring and most don't have a personality 😂
I personally LOVE working with stallions because they're so expressive and usually hot. Or maybe it's just because I've always had at least one.
Total babe
interesting video...shame bout the fly at the beginning. ..Will watch more of these vids...however massive horse race in Melbourne in 2 days time. ...I think a Stallion will win it.. 😯
Now close your eyes....and imagine she was talking about humans
Team mare
Before i start to watch this the answer is :Pony.
WHAT IS A GELDING
Autumn Applecry Gelding is a male horse without the reproductive organs.
A male horse without its balls ⚽️
A Castrated horse
It's equivalent to a dog being neutered. They remove the testicles from the stallion. It's the same thing as neutering a horse.
Is it pronounced Jeldings or Geldings?
G E L D I N G S! G!
+The Prancing Pony thanks!
+megan allen
Your welcome lol! 😂 👍🏻
+megan allen
Your welcome lol! 😂 👍🏻
I think it's like potato and potahto, but I pronounce it Gelding with G
is it just me or am i the only one who likes stallions and geldings better haha
as an English Rider Myself My Preferance are Mares Known as Female Horses Because They Tend To be Less Dangerous and That's Very Normal When They Have Bad Reputation and They Have Hormonal Because it's The Same With Humans So Yes I am Very Okay When Mares are Like That Because Both of My Mom and my 2 Older Sisters are Like that and it's Very Normal and it Does Not Mean That Their Rude or Mean No Because All Horses are Very Similar and There Like Humans Like Us.
So Yes I Do Have a Horse Gender Preferance My Horse Gender Preferance are Mares Because I Only Want To have Female Horses Forever in my Life and Their Female Horses and Their More Safer For me and More Better For Me.
I Do not Want Geldings Because Long time Ago When I Was Little I Almost Got Attacked By a Gelding and that's Why I Do Not Want Geldings and That's Okay We are All Different Than We are Humans.
My Preferances are Mares Because Their More Better For me and Safer For Me and That's Okay We are All Different Than We Are Human.
Beğ
Pretty much the same with what constructs a human's personality.
Just like to correct you about the stallions it's about the testosterone in the stallion. And also a gelding may have more testosterone in their system than others because of the time delay of castration. I'm not one that likes to comment on issues, but this can be a life saving knowledge. As if the horse has more testosterone they, will be more unpredictable and hotter.
So im getting a gelding cuz im scared shit less of more hormoną women in my life(including me tho) 🤣
Stallions are obviously the best. And in the wild they literally protect the herds.
Mares are the best. Not only do they have babies, the alpha mare is also responsible for protecting other babies and mares as well as leading the herd to food, water and away from danger. They are much smarter, use their brains more and get themselves out of danger. The main purpose of the stallion is to breed and mainly protect the herd from other stallions. They are not as protective against predators because when the herd moves the stallion stays at the rear and usually horses defend against predators as a herd like most other mammals. Most mammalian males sole purpose is to breed and protect against other males taking his herd. The alpha females typically lead, protect the babies and are in charge of finding food sources. Most mammalian species or any species as a matter of fact, are matriarchal meaning the alpha female leads.
Im not a horsey person. And i have no idea what were talking about....