This message is from: Julie Will <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 08:26 AM 4/27/98 -0400, you wrote: >Julie Will responding to Carol Revoire:
I would take exception to certain aspects of a stallion's "manners" not counting. I think an aggressive temperament can be and often is transmitted to offspring. The first colt that we purchased for a possible stallion "prospect" was (by age 14 months) so aggressive that we chose to scrap the plan and geld him. He was a biter, dispite aggressive training and handling, and I felt it was unsafe to have him on a farm where children were frequent visitors. He was the son of a well-known stallion, one that had been used for breeding in Norway prior to being imported. I have since owned two offspring of this same stallion that had "less than pleasant" dispositions. Both are aggressive to other horses and are among the few Fjords I have been around that frequently lay their ears back. Both are "kickers". I think having a gentle, trustworthy disposition is critical in a stallion. I don't mean not "masculine", but certainly not inclined to bite or kick at the handler. And yes, I agree that breeding stallions should be evaluated, or at the very least should be competing in large Fjord shows and WINNING. Julie @ Old Hickory Farm >
