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Since I was not at the evaluation, I have no first hand knowledge of
why the stallion mentioned was preceived as a danger, although I
know enough about how stallions can be to understand the potential.
We have two stallions which are noticeably different (one is very
low key, the other is always "on").
The question is how much of this is heritable and how much is just
because the stallion is virile (i.e., uncut)? That is, would a mare
or a gelding out of him also be hard to handle/dangerous? Further,
even if the traits are heritable, what would be the effect of a
nuturing environment on the stallion's offspring?
Any body have any opinions? (Is there a geneticist in the house?)
