This message is from: "Dagrun Aarsten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Jean,
Yes, the mare owners bring their mares to be bred. Usually the local fjord organization/club (what's the word I'm looking for here) leases the stallion for a summer for a fixed fee. Then they announce that this stallion will be available for breeding in this pasture/area. So mare owners all show up with their mares the same day as the stallion arrives. They do not pay the stallion owner but they pay the organization leasing the stallion. All the mares are held by their handler at first, and the stallion is circled around them a couple of times. Then, at 'one, two, three' everybody lets go at the same time and makes a run for it! And then the action starts, herding and sniffing and screaming and kicking. It's quite a show, and as you can see, spectators turn up to watch every time. Usually at least one of the mares will be in heat so the crowd gets to see some action before going home. The stallion is usually out with his herd for about two months, with regular supervision. Most mares will then have been through 2-3 cycles and it's fairly rare that they don't conceive. This might sound risky, but I think that having a vast area to roam reduces the chance of injuries. I just have a feeling that anything confined, even a several-acre pasture, including a stallion with other horses (mares or geldings) increases the risk of injuries. Hope that answered some of your questions? Dagrun > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jean Ernest > Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 7:44 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Norwegian "hingsteslepp" > > > This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Dagrun, > > I notice that each mare has a handler when the stallion is > introduced. Can > you tell us a bit more about this article? Do mare owners bring their > mares to this place to leave them to be bred? It looks like much > more than > simply turning out the stallion with the mares..Could you possibly > translate some of the descriptions under the pictures for us? IT would be > interesting to know more. > > Thanks, > > Jean in Fairbanks, Alaska, after two days of rain with a total of > 1.5 inches.
