Why are stallions so hard to sell??

[Cathy_H]

Because the supply is much greater than the demand.. ......Most breeders already have their stallion (s). If they are getting a second one then they are going to want one better than the one they have or different look, etc. (not saying yours is not nice because I have not seen him.)........................... I have said several times that we are going to sell our stallion, Omega. I have had several people inquire about him but I have a hard time saying yes. I want him in a caring environment like the one we have given him since birth.... Since we are not in a 'have to sell him' situtation I find it too easy to say no.

 

[justaboutgeese]

I think it is just a matter of logistics. Its an easy matter to keep five or ten mares or geldings ina field. When you start keeping stallions you need to be prepared to provide separate facilities for each of them because there will come a time when the hormones will dictate they must be separate from the other animals.

 

[k9mini2]

My logic on this subject is 50% roughly of all foals are stud colts. Most farms only keep 1 or 2 studs depending on the number of mares. but assuming that they breed 5 mares to 1 stud then what becomes of the 4 stud colts that would have been born at the same time as the 5 mares?

So for every stud kept and used as a stud there are 4 others (in reality probably more) that are not used as stud and are either geldings and or pets. So that means we have to have a market for the pet stud/geldings.

In big horses this isn't an issue as the geldings are sought after for riding horses. with minis we need to promote them as a pet prospects not just show or breeding animals.

So I have always struggled with the statistics in this. yes there is a pet market and yes many of these stud/geldings can be driving horses and show horses, but at some time the show career is over then what? And of course many people are not breeding for show and so do have pets studs to sell.

I am troubled now that I see many more miniatures showing up at all breed sale barns as grade "ponies" some are well cared for some are not.

I am not coming up with good answers, selling without papers feeds the market in the all breed sale barns and prices around here bring $150 to $300 for a stud colt and $250 to $400 for a grade mini mare. Interesting huh? Of course if they come in bad thin etc prices are lower and I have seen that. Once in a while a few registered ones show up but not often. When they do they sell for a bit more than the unregistered. I am also seeing minis once in a while in a classifed magazine that is regional. Back 5 years ago I never saw this. Really worries me.

Lots of people are getting interested in minis but I am real afraid it will be one of those fad things and the bottom will fall out of the market. What do the rest of you think?

 

[Chynagurl8]

Wow it's easier to sell a gelding than a stallion? I am having a heck of a time tring to sell my show gelding, halter champ., drives , jumps,. This is very interesting, maybe the market is slow up here in MN?

 

[midnight star stables]

They reason we were not really interested in the stallion was because my dad doesnt like stallions bc they are so hard to train.  I like stallions but i grew up being told 'you cant trust them' by my parents.  Also it costs way to much to get them gelded up here + the drive to the vet is pretty far unless you want to pay extra to get the vet out here.

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No! training all depends on the horse, Midnight trains easier than Billy because both minis think very differently... I would trust Midnight with my life, he knows how to act... example: at our show yesterday, even with 35 other minis around him, he had little 2-6 yr old childern running around him & petting him, & older people & wheel chairs... & midnight's age is only a small factor, even at 6 or 7 he could have children come up to him in his feild when he was lose with his mares, like i said, its in their minds

Also Joy my 5 month filly is very very docile too, she was right with midnight yesterday, another 5 month filly there was fighting to walk, kicking, bolting, & acting very spooked, studs do get hyper with girls... but it is easily dealt with.

k I'm done venting

 

[Ashley]

Well, I dont care how gental a stallion is or isnt I still dont trust them. ONly have I ever once trusted a stallion. They are just to unpredictable, and can kick you even when not meaning to. All it takes is for them to get the smell of something that gets there attention and you be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Yes I have had one stallion tear my whole lower legs up, bloody in all once.(he wasnt owned by us, but was on lease to us). So sorry dont care what there temperment is dont trust them.

I was raise that you never trust any unfixed male of any breed of animal.

 

[Cathy_H]

They are just to unpredictable, and can kick you even when not meaning to.

While that can be true, Lee & I have gotten more ouches from our mares than any of our past & present stallions owned. While we feel we have both gentle stallions & mares, accidents & skitish incidents do happen no matter what sex. I think most people, including us put ourselves on guard more around the stallions.

 

[Ashley]

Just my experance. I have only ever been kicked by one of our mares. At it wasnt ment at me, I went to swing her butt around after telling a dimwit at a show to keep there unruley stallion away from her. Needless they didnt, and I went to swing her around to move her away and she must of thought I was the stallion, many that one hurt like crazy. Had a perfect hoof print on my upper leg for a week, purple in all.