Shalamar

The first stage of his training included yielding his hind quarters, lunging, and line driving. He appears to be a very calm young horse. Occasionally he puts out a knicker to the surrounding mares. With a tug on the lead line, he straightens right up. He has a good grasp on line driving. He gives to pressure on his face, understands direction and motion. We saddled him to get him used to the sensation on his belly and back. Mars is currently 15.1 hands tall and weighs in around 800 lbs. Shalamar will be available for stud in November.

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Showing a Stallion

Many times people complain about having a stud they want to show, but he just acts up too much. Well, there are very few breeders that endorse showing a stallion. The first lecture these people receive is, "That not every Horse should be left a stud." Top breeders suggests that you schedule an appointment with your local Registration Office and Veterinarian to decide if the Horse is of high enough quality to use as a breeding horse. On the other hand, taking a stallion to a show can be very dangerous. Regardless of how well mannered your stud is, you cannot ignore the obvious. "He's an animal!". At any given moment, your animal may spook and wreak havoc on you, another horse or an innocent bystander. Stallions are extremely aggressive towards other male horses. Even a gelding that was cut late, can still carry the pride and instinct of a stallion. Meaning that if he sees another stud he is going to try and establish dominance. This is a dangerous situation as a handler to be in the middle of. So my best advice is to geld your stallion before showing him. However, If you are dead set on showing your Mare crazy teenage horse, You need to take a lot of precautions. First things first. Get control of your Horse. You need to be 100% sure that you can control you horse when it counts. One good exercise is to have another stud lead all around your horse. Prepare your stallion by first putting him in a corral. Second, lead another stud, gelding and mare around the ring. Each time you steed acts up, immediately correct the wrong behavior and reward the right behavior. The next step is to lead another horse around you in an arena or a good flat spot around the barn. Once your stud is comfortable with this, attempt to stand him beside another horse. Once again rewarding the right behavior and correcting the wrong behavior. As Clinton Anderson says,"be as easy as possible but as firm as necessary.". If you are not familiar with a Stud Chain, I recommend that you get acquainted with one before you begin.

Rnoe

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