FROM FOAL TO STALLION

Author Liesl Purser

Questions?Questions?

Do you want the baby Do you want the baby to stay a stallion? to stay a stallion?

When is the best time When is the best time to Geld?to Geld?

Is he confirmation and Is he confirmation and temperamentally temperamentally sound?sound?

Is he registered and a Is he registered and a credit to his breed and credit to his breed and parentage?parentage?

Are his lines Are his lines overstocked and overstocked and prolific?prolific?

Handling from birthHandling from birth First serving a young First serving a young

stallionstallion Product of good Product of good

choiceschoices

Do you want your baby to stay a STALLION?

This should always be the foremost question when a colt is born.

Life on a property will revolve around the stallion, its hormones and idiosyncrasies that come with the testis in tact.

When is the Best time to Geld?

♦ 7 weeks while still on mum

♦ 6 months a month or two after weaning

♦ 12 months when they get a bit boisterous

♦ 2 -3 years so as to see what you truly have in body and most of all temperament

Is he confirmation and temperamentally sound?

♦ Balanced♦ Good body angles♦ Good bone density♦ Good length of rein♦ Good deep chest♦ Good bloodlines♦ Great Temperament

BAD

GOOD

Is he registered and a credit to his breed and parentage?

♦ Does he have registration?♦ How many registrations?♦ Is he sound in body and mind?♦ Is he better than mother or father or both?♦ Does his conformation fit with the breed

standard he is registered with?

Handling from BirthHandling from Birth

Be halter broken at a young ageBe halter broken at a young age Be handled and touched ALL OVER from Be handled and touched ALL OVER from

birthbirth Is not allowed to touch, move or speak Is not allowed to touch, move or speak

without permission of handlerwithout permission of handler Can be loved with respect only and by Can be loved with respect only and by

handlers choicehandlers choice Must have toys – basket ball, witches hatsMust have toys – basket ball, witches hats Should be kind when brushed, farrier and vet Should be kind when brushed, farrier and vet

visits, shows, floatingvisits, shows, floating

First serving a young stallion

♦ Set mare up with handler♦ Make colt stand back and wait♦ Teach him to tease the mare and where♦ Make sure that he is ready and the correct

shape♦ Give him permission to mount♦ Give him encouragement and praise along

the way

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