This message is from: "Sarah Vogeley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Just wanted to say that I got lots of giggles and laughs over all the funny responses about the issue of "gelding vs. mare". As it was stated earlier, it's always going to be a personal preference. I personally don't see enough hard evidence to choose a gelding over a mare or vice versa. I have owned geldings that were wonderful, and geldings that were dangerous. I've also owned the same in mares... My choice to buy a Fjord mare was more of fluke than anything. Since I already have two mares (an Andalusian and a Morgan) I figured that another mare wouldn't change things much. Though, I know that if she had been a gelding, I would have still wanted her.
My best friend and riding buddy owns five geldings, and she thinks I'm crazy for owning all mares. But when I take my mare out with her geldings, it seems that THEY are always doing the flirting, not my mares! I once had to leave a group ride with my Morgan mare, because the geldings wouldn't leave my mare alone, and she wasn't even batting an eyelash at them, let alone the other end :)! Of course, when we got together afterwards, the group referred to me as "the one with the horny mare". I nearly exploded!!! Talk about a stereotype against mares! LOL LOL!!!!! _________________________________________________________ Sarah Vogeley New Forest Farm Charlottesville, VA
