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Discussion on Stallion Management
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Member: hev1
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Posted on Wednesday, Apr 9, 2008 - 9:38 pm:
I have a young pony stallion who has a wonderful temperament and has just completed his AI training and yet to cover a live mare. I would much prefer that he could be turned out with mares and run with them year round as I believe it is just so much better for them than being kept isolated by themselves. My problem is that, although I have mares on the farm, it will be a few years before any of them could be allowed to run with him as some are in foal to other stallions and some are related to him. My vet suggested a hinny (female mule) may be a good option for company for my stallion. I do not want cross-bred foals each year so I do not want to purchase a broodmare that is able to conceive and, spayed mares are very hard to come by. With a Hinny being sterile, that would not be an issue. I am just wondering if anyone has had experience with a hinny running with a horse stallion and how they may react. I believe that Hinnies do still cycle and have estrus so I presume they would allow the stallion's advances when in heat and refuse him when they are not just like a mare? Any comments?? Thanks
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Member: paardex
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Posted on Thursday, Apr 10, 2008 - 3:48 am:
I had stallions accompanied by a gelding[ONE stallion ofcourse] or by another younger stallion but only if the youngest was for instance a bigger race[sturdy enough] and they were used to it from the day they were born. No experience with Hinny[???] but everything that cycles will tease him imo Jos PS An experienced bigger broodmare already pregnant worked fine to
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Moderator: DrO
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Posted on Thursday, Apr 10, 2008 - 6:54 am:
Why not a mare mule? Though I have had little experience with hinnys but as far as I know they as do mare mules cycle regularly. The one advantage to a hinny might be they are smaller and since it is a pony. You should note that frequent breeding tends to make stallions pushy or in some individuals more aggressive. Have you considered geldings as a better choice. Our stallion stays with the geldings on our farm. DrO
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