This message is from: Lori Albrough <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I think it's difficult for us in North America to draw conclusions about the temperament of the Dutch stallion who required two handlers to be shown in hand, since those stallions are kept in such different circumstances than most horses here are. I understand that the Dutch stallions are kept in stalls and only taken out for breeding or to be worked. They are not turned out regularly to run and "be a horse". This is bound to manifest itself in some hard to handle behaviour.
When we first moved to our farm our turnout was not ready, so the horses had to live in the barn. After a week or so of this our normally reasonably-behaved horses were very hard to handle, one QH mare even started bucking on the trail, something she had never done before (these horses were before our Fjord days). If confinement can affect mares & geldings this way, even after such a short time, imagine how a stallion would react. Lori > With regard to stallion temperament--in my opinion, a horse who requires 2 > handlers to safely restrain him in hand is either unsound in his > temperament, or has not been adequately handled or prepared for the > environment he is being exposed to.
