Stud not paying attention to mare ..

[Leeana]

Okay Striker has the stall right next to Angel. He isnt acting studly at all and pacing, showing up or doing his little stud noises. Angel is in foal though ..would that be the problem?

I have brought Angel into that barn isle way (she is now in my barn since we finished her stall) and he just looked at her and went back to searching for some dropped grain that he forgot.

When we brought Angel into the barn, he payed about 30 seconds of attention to her. But now, Nothing.

Should i be worried that our stud is a dud? He is 3 (close to 4) yrs old and been bred once from what the guy told me. I have a friend who has a 35' mare that they want to breed to him in the next couple weeks ...and i dont want to disapoint them. I dont plan on breeding him for about 2 years or so but dads already got about 2 people who want to breed there mare to him, so were going to keep him a little busy

. He is only going to breed once this year, and then next year when my dads friend breeds his 2 mares to him ..that will be it untill Angels turn.

So is this normal for him to be acting like this?

Leeana

 

[Leeana]

Just to clear up confusion before it starts ...this is through the stall only, He can see Angel pretty clearly through his stall. Our stud is not out with the mares or with the geldings most of the time. It might be that, but i dont know.

 

[MountainViewMiniatures]

Hi Leeana,

First, sorry for the edit - I posted before I even replied!

I certainly would not worry about your stud - my 5 year old Quarter Horse stallion acts this way but when it's showtime he gets the job done!

Truthfully, when I got this stallion almost 2 years ago, he did act very studdy (screaming at all horses not just mares, huffing, biting mares he was breeding, etc) but I will not tolerate that and through training he has become the well mannered gentleman he is today - I can even ride him next to a mare in heat without any problems. We needed to be able to do this as he is going to be shown in reining next show season and you have to expect that there will be mares in heat at the shows. I much prefer that type of disposition rather than a stallion who is constantly "on". The only trouble can be that you can sometimes forget he is a stallion and don't treat him with the care and respect a stallion deserves.

Of course, your stallion may be a totally different stallion when it is springtime and breeding season comes along - but if you do decide to breed him be sure that you control the situation not the other way around. I am not a big believer a pasture breeding for a variety of reasons (not knowing when mare is bred, possiblility of injury to mare and stallion increases, greater risk of infections to mare and stallion, etc) especially for a young stallion who I haven't taught to respect a mare but I have had my stallion in the pasture with the mares around this time of year so he can socialize with them - I always keep 1 bred mare in with him in his paddock for company when he is not at the trainers - he has never bothered her but they do hang out together. That's not to say that I don't pasture breed because I do, I just don't prefer it especially with the big horses - it all depends on the stallion - my mini stallion pasture bred my 2 mini mares this year and I never saw Shameless once breed or act up. I didn't even think he bred the girls until they started blowing up like balloons and I could feel the foals' movement! He was only 3 this year and didn't seem that interested so I figured he wasn't mentally ready yet - boy was I wrong! But now, I have no clue what they due dates are so I will have to be extra vigliant with them!

As usual, I run on and on when I only wanted to say Dont Worry! By the way, your new Angel is such a cutie - she looks alot like my Miss Kitty! Good Luck with your minis!

 

[Ashley]

First I wouldnt be breeding anything this time of year. Second, if she is bred, more then likely the stallion wont be intrested. THird, this time of year most mares and some stallions tend to "shut down" for the winter.

Have you evaluated this horse? is he truely stallion quality?

 

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My stallion Eclipse was always some what interested in my mare even when she was bred.

And my gelding that doesnt realize he is a gelding is out paceing himself into the ground over the two bred mares right now.

And, this is just my opinion, but if he gets along well with others and doesnt case a scene there isnt any reason he cant pasture with a bred mare and the geldings.

 

[MountainViewMiniatures]

And, this is just my opinion, but if he gets along well with others and doesnt case a scene there isnt any reason he cant pasture with a bred mare and the geldings.

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I definately would let him pasture with the bred mare and geldings if there is no trouble - he will be a much happier boy because of it - I have done this for 25+ years with my big horses. Any stallion that did not behave himself at this time of year with the herd (after an introduction period as all new horses in a herd go through a bit of an adjustment when a new horse is introduced - there are ways to lessen that impact though) got cut and sold as a gelding - only had to do that once.

edited for spelling!

 

[Sunraye Miniatures]

Since she is bred he might know that she is preggers.

Oops sorry I thought this was your older guy. I didn't know you had an younger stallion in the barn. Guess I should read the whole message. I agree breeding this late in the year is crazy IMO. Especially since you live in OH its cold this time of year. I would make your friend wait like May. I mostly agree with pintopizazz.

 

[HJF]

First of all I am going to say, why would someone want to breed a mare this time of year??? It can cause a lot of problems, let alone putting the foal in danger. I would NEVER want a foal after September. As a matter of fact, I always breed my mares around April-May. Also, a lot of stallions will not breed this time of year. They usually become more interested in the spring when it gets warmer. And is your stallion breeding quality? This is all JMHO from my experiences.

 

[Jill]

Stallions usually show less interest this time of year, and most are not interested in mares if they are not actually in heat.

Not sure what it is about minis, other than their less intimidating size, but it's like everyone who gets one is a breeder within short order.

Rather than being concerned if he might be a dud, I'd just worry if he was breeding quality and let him prove it in the ring.

 

[Relic]

Well we had a few of the young men out by the mares this morning and they were screaming there little heads of prancing around and making butt noises like no one's business. Last year that wouldn't have happened in Dec a year sure makes a differance when there a stallion. But we did get in a few lessons on getting them to not rear and act like complete a holes in front of the women which was good.

 

[midnight star stables]

Since she is bred he might know that she is preggers.
Oops sorry I thought this was your older guy. I didn't know you had an younger stallion in the barn. Guess I should read the whole message. I agree breeding this late in the year is crazy IMO. Especially since you live in OH its cold this time of year. I would make your friend wait like May. I mostly agree with pintopizazz.

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Leeana only has ONE stallion. I have the 'old guy' at his young age of 26. Midnight is the old guy

Leeana, I just thnk its the time of year..

-Desiree-

 

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Leeana, I just thnk its the time of year..

Some one should tell my gelding its the wrong time of the year