If You Could Choose Only ONE Horse

[Robin1]

I would choose a stallion....I love their honesty...fire...spirit...and, sense of pride. It is a thrilling package for me

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Robin

 

[sedeh]

If I only had one it would be a gelding. I don't see the point of keeping a stallion if you're not going to breed and if I had a mare I would always be tempted to breed......so wouldn't be just one anymore! That said, I love all my mini's.....my favorite is.....whichever one I'm working most at the moment! Well, okay, honestly it's my stallion Heir. :bgrin

 

[LindaL]

Gelding for me!! :aktion033: Even when I was breeding horses, I always seemed to have more geldings than mares or stallions...LOL!

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[wiccanz]

I choose stallion :bgrin

It brings tears to my eyes to watch them sometimes, all that pride and power, even in the smallest of bodies. That is the only regret I have about gelding our stallion, although 9 months on, he still puffs up occasionally when he sees his mares and foals. :bgrin

I think it's that "Never, never, never give up" attitude that I love.

: And his son certainly has it!! :new_shocked: :lol:

 

[Jitterbug]

We have SIX geldings and ONE mare - GELDINGS ROCK !!!

My nickname is " The Gelding Queen ".

Justine

 

[shane]

i chose a STALLION!! ive been around horses all my life, and i just love the way a stallion looks when he is at a show , especially when he gets excited, and strutts his stuff lol, i love there attitude, and there presence and everyday is different and they are more of a challenge to keep,...now if we are talking 17.2 s id say a gelding lol :lol:

 

[CheyAut]

I picked mare, as I seem to like them a lot.. I don't know why... however, if I were picking just one horse that I own, it would be a toss up between my thoroughbred and mini geldings! LOL Go figure

Jessi

 

[iluvwalkers]

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! I WOULD ALWAYS CHOOSE A GELDING! FOR BIG HORSES OR MINIS

: NIKKI

 

[Getitia]

I love the presence of a stallion - their spirit, animation - attitude - however in response to your question- it would be a gelding if I could only have one - all of the reasons you said - plus our grandchildren often visit and it is nice to allow them to lead one of the geldings around without having to worry as much.

 

[Devon]

Mare. I Love them. Theyre sassy and a Challenge yet Sweet. I just love the mares they are beautiful

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[CKC]

Gelding! I have one mini mare that I wouldn't part with, but the other 5 are geldings. I have another foal in utero that I'm on a waiting list for if he's a he and you'd better bet he will be gelded too.

I also, have a quarter horse gelding that I wouldn't part with. He is the sweetest most loving horse.

 

[miniaddiction]

Mare also, I think what other's call "marish" is wonderful, as mine are all really bonded to me. They may take a bit more work, but they are Very faithful and devoted... geldings will leave you for anyone, and studs for a mare... Mares are their own.

I absoloutely couldnt agree more! Goooo MARES! I have such a bond with my two girls. I have had many a gelding in the past and nothing can beat my mares...

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[MiLo Minis]

I am not sure why but every time I see a horse that makes me go "ooooohhhh" it turns out to be a colt! Most of the horses that I have had a special relationship with have been stallions although right now I have 2 mares that I truly adore - they both drive!!! :bgrin

 

[Nigel]

Definitely a mare, for me!

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[joyenes]

I have to pick a Stallion. I really love everything about them. I love how they show and I love to drive them. Guess I've been lucky enough to have some great stallions to work with.

 

[minih]

Ok, take away all the horses we have and start from scratch, the horse I would want to start with would be a gelding! Looking back anytime we wanted to do anything out of the ordinary or something special it was alsways the gelding we pulled and used. When I talk to people who are looking for that first horse for a young child, I always reccomend buying a young colt that they like, have it gelded and enjoy!

 

[whitney]

Jill you ask the HARD questions. I didn't think I would EVER consider a stallion but after 2 months with Tryst he was a CONTENDER. I went with a mare. Just for the versatility. I've never had a hormonal mare that was hard to show. That's her filly "Peanut" under her.

Here's my pick Post Rock Farms Aspen Gold "Tweet"

 

[MiniHGal]

Hmm... well going by the words...starting from scratch--if I was a beginning horse owner, gelding, all the way!!

But right now, mares have a lot of the drive that the stallions do (and don't seem to have quite the conservation of energy that many stallions have), and I generally don't have a problem with hormonal mares. So I do like the girls. Its not a problem for breeding, as I wouldn't be interested in breeding a horse if that was the one I had to have.

Stallions are nice, but I feel geldings can still have plenty fire and go--which is what I am interested in for driving! Plus its not as easy to throw them in a driving hitch and go for it. I work with several full size stallions on a daily basis and honestly, I wouldn't really want to deal with that mindset all the time (though I am, LOL).

 

[Gena]

That is hard, I like each one for different reasons

but if it came down to picking just one it would be a mare

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[Jill]

This is fun to read through

Happily, we don't have to go with "just one". I'd have a hard time parting with my mares (many of whom are driving horses) and my stallions (oh, man, I love them!). It's just that, kind of like Terri / Minih said, when I want to do something "just for fun", it's almost always a gelding I pick.