As the title states really? What age do you first use a young stallion on mares? And how many mares do you give them for there first year?
And do you allow them to run with them or cover in hand?
Edited:
Thanks for all the replies. Certainly seems to be a cover at either 2 or 3yrs old.
So my next question relates to my own young stallion.
He's 2yr old and extremely sweet to handle and quiet. I covered him in hand and then let him run with him mare about 2 months ago. He's been very sweet to her the whole time and i saw her have 2 seasons. So i presumed that now she is in foal as i hadn't seen him cover her again or her in season. He still remains very sweet and doesn't bully her around (if anything its the the other way around! lol)
However when we took the pair for a walk yesterday we have to walk past a gypsy cob stallion who screams and runs the fence at you.. que the mare showing in season... (which then cued an assortment of other problems of getting her past said stallion! lol)
However even when back home in there field my young stallion shows no interest in her what so ever, she pays him a lot of attention but he is not interested. He doesn't talk to mare and to me i'm just wondering if he isn't mentally mature enough yet.
That's not the issue.. if a get a foal from this mare next year is irrelevent, however knowing that she is in season and most likely not in foal and he shows no interest what so ever in any mares (we've walked him over to talk to the others and he doesn't talk to them.. if anything.. he still baby yaps the moment they show agression towards him!)
Should i leave the pair together, he isn't showing any sign of being nasty to her and they seem content together?
Or should i separate them and return the stallion to the field with the yearling colts in who he does get on with and play with and mare back with her friends?
Either way i don't think i'm going to get a foal next year and my feeling is my boy isn't mature enough mentally.
And do you allow them to run with them or cover in hand?
Edited:
Thanks for all the replies. Certainly seems to be a cover at either 2 or 3yrs old.
So my next question relates to my own young stallion.
He's 2yr old and extremely sweet to handle and quiet. I covered him in hand and then let him run with him mare about 2 months ago. He's been very sweet to her the whole time and i saw her have 2 seasons. So i presumed that now she is in foal as i hadn't seen him cover her again or her in season. He still remains very sweet and doesn't bully her around (if anything its the the other way around! lol)
However when we took the pair for a walk yesterday we have to walk past a gypsy cob stallion who screams and runs the fence at you.. que the mare showing in season... (which then cued an assortment of other problems of getting her past said stallion! lol)
However even when back home in there field my young stallion shows no interest in her what so ever, she pays him a lot of attention but he is not interested. He doesn't talk to mare and to me i'm just wondering if he isn't mentally mature enough yet.
That's not the issue.. if a get a foal from this mare next year is irrelevent, however knowing that she is in season and most likely not in foal and he shows no interest what so ever in any mares (we've walked him over to talk to the others and he doesn't talk to them.. if anything.. he still baby yaps the moment they show agression towards him!)
Should i leave the pair together, he isn't showing any sign of being nasty to her and they seem content together?
Or should i separate them and return the stallion to the field with the yearling colts in who he does get on with and play with and mare back with her friends?
Either way i don't think i'm going to get a foal next year and my feeling is my boy isn't mature enough mentally.
Last edited by a moderator: