Stallion Behavior

[loverofminis]

Ok so I have been arguing with mom about this one for awhile.
So I thought I would make it a poll and see what people think about this...

So can stallion's get trained so good that they dont ever act like stallions?
Personally I think so..

But my mom says no matter what they are a stud and you will forever have to treat them differant them mares and geldings and always have to watch yourself around them.
so ya post what ya think..

[miss_snickers]

I didnt vote as it is both. Yes they can be trained to behave themselves, and yes they will always be a stallion and have to be treated as such.

A stallion is a stallion and the instinct will always be there and there is no training can take that away.
I have one you would not know was a stallion. Pastured with geldings. BUT, when a mare is around, he acts like a stallion and you cannot put a mare in with him and the geldings.
He behaves himself, but is more lively.

You do and will always have to treat stallions different, no matter the training.

As with any horse, they are a 1000 plus lbs of dynamite waiting to explode.
Anything can happen even with the best trained horses.

My experience is being raised with stallions all my life and owning them through out my adult life, and I am well into my 40"s.
I have two now.

[4jpainthorses]

I am with snickers on this one. Stallions can be well trained but they are still a stallion. We have always had stallions and they have all been well trained and shown. On all of our stallions you can change the tone of your voice when you speak to them and they will know they are in trouble but they are still stallions. When we carry one to a show, we don't take any chances, as soon as they come out of the trailer they get vicks sauve put in their noses. When you do this, they can not smell a mare in season.

[Mav2007]

I voted no, because essentially, you can train them to behave, but you can't really trust them as much as you'd probably trust a gelding...maybe even a mare, although, mares can be nutty too.

Some people will disagree and that is fine, but until you've been kicked, charged, bit, pushed over, pushed around, etc., by that "well trained stud who doesn't even know he's a stud" then you'll start to be a little more leary on stallions in general.

I had a friend with a very well behaved stallion. They trail rode him, did everything with him that you'd do with any other horse. When the were done breeding, they gelding him right away. I asked why bother since he was so well behaved. They said for two reasons, don't need to keep him separated and two, they felt they'd be able to trust him 100% if he was gelded.

[mart]

I have had good ones and I have had bad ones !! Listen to everyone above and always be careful with any stallion !! They are the way nature intended them to be !!! Behavior can be modified but never truly changed !! No way to vote correctly since both are essentially true !!

[cinch]

Best stallion you can ever own is the one that was gelded before you bought him.
My horseshoer has a saying. He had 2 really happy days. Day #1 the day he bought his stud horse Day #2 The day he sold his stud horse. Day #2 was the best.

[westmar]

BOTH! Sorry. You can train a stud to behave-he could be the best stallion ever-but he will always be a stud no matter what.

You would always have to be aware, just takes once to get some one or yourself hurt.

[rosalyvera]

thanks for sharing.