paintponylvr
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The lead pintos are fresh geldings, just had their surgeries in October. I started them when they were stallions and they did well, just picked at each other in harness, but got along surprisingly well when not hitched and just turned out for play time together. After gelding they turned into monsters! They destroyed a steel panel between them and fought like raging idiots! But when hitched they were quieter. I still have them corraled next to each other and lead them together and tie them together without any issues. They still pick at each other a tiny bit but are getting better all the time. I am aware of who my "problem" horse is and even though I watch all like a hawk when I am driving, I know pretty much if my PC is good, everyone is good.
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Wow - that's a first/learning experience for me! I'd never heard of stallions that got along ok turning ugly with each other after gelding.
Learn something new everyday with our 4 footed friends, don't we?
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I was fascinated when I went to a large hunter pony/ Welsh Pony breeder's farm. First, they had grass - and lots of it!! It was awesome - couldn't see any ponies at first. She took us out in the pasture w/ some oats in buckets on a beefed up 4x4 type golf cart. We drove for quite a ways, then stopped. The grass (really tall) - rippled in several areas (towards us - DON"T watch Jurassic Park before going to this farm!!). Then suddenly about 10 heads popped up all around us! Then more and more - there were about 40 ponies in that pasture. We spread oats in several areas - directly on the ground in somewhat open areas, she talked to them and we petted and got close and personal with some while discussing pedigrees and such. Then we left - some followed us towards the barn for a bit, then turned off and back to the grass. Looking back as we reached the gate - you couldn't even see one pony!
Then down the road to the "Boys farm". All of her stallions and a hand full of geldings were pastured together. She had stallions from each section of the Welsh breed - A (mtn ponies), B (riding ponies), C (small cobs - under 13.2 hh) & D (cobs over 13.2 hh - 2 of whom were every bit as massive as Belgians!). I think there were 10 stallions all running in that pasture - it was amazing. They had access to an open section of an old cement barn plus they had individual stalls if needed. She did state that the stallions had all been raised that way - and with no mares about - it wasn't an issue. Yes, there were occasional cuts/scrapes - but usually nothing major. She stated that she usually had more problems with the mares than with the boys. She had two h/j type stallions up at her main place that could not be turned out with the "Welshmen" as they hadn't been raised that way and it didn't work...
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Wow - that's a first/learning experience for me! I'd never heard of stallions that got along ok turning ugly with each other after gelding.
Learn something new everyday with our 4 footed friends, don't we?
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I was fascinated when I went to a large hunter pony/ Welsh Pony breeder's farm. First, they had grass - and lots of it!! It was awesome - couldn't see any ponies at first. She took us out in the pasture w/ some oats in buckets on a beefed up 4x4 type golf cart. We drove for quite a ways, then stopped. The grass (really tall) - rippled in several areas (towards us - DON"T watch Jurassic Park before going to this farm!!). Then suddenly about 10 heads popped up all around us! Then more and more - there were about 40 ponies in that pasture. We spread oats in several areas - directly on the ground in somewhat open areas, she talked to them and we petted and got close and personal with some while discussing pedigrees and such. Then we left - some followed us towards the barn for a bit, then turned off and back to the grass. Looking back as we reached the gate - you couldn't even see one pony!
Then down the road to the "Boys farm". All of her stallions and a hand full of geldings were pastured together. She had stallions from each section of the Welsh breed - A (mtn ponies), B (riding ponies), C (small cobs - under 13.2 hh) & D (cobs over 13.2 hh - 2 of whom were every bit as massive as Belgians!). I think there were 10 stallions all running in that pasture - it was amazing. They had access to an open section of an old cement barn plus they had individual stalls if needed. She did state that the stallions had all been raised that way - and with no mares about - it wasn't an issue. Yes, there were occasional cuts/scrapes - but usually nothing major. She stated that she usually had more problems with the mares than with the boys. She had two h/j type stallions up at her main place that could not be turned out with the "Welshmen" as they hadn't been raised that way and it didn't work...