I have been amazed at the number of stallions that have
shown up this year at one of the discipline association circuits I show with .
. .
In recent years the number of stallions being shown has been
low, mostly due to the sluggish horse economy and breeding. I felt this wasn’t a bad thing as the
stallions still being shown and promoted for the most part were good
representations of their breed and were trained well and handled by experienced
horsemen and women.
I’ve had to be somewhat amused to see so many (12 to be
exact) at one of our state shows . . I’m assuming this is because there had
been one or none in these classes . . . so anyone who had a stallion thought
they could come and clean the division up.
It, however, became less amusing to see that for the most part these
horses should not be kept stallions, nor should the people handling them own a
stallion.
For the sake of everyone I wish people would use their
heads. Just because you CAN own a
stallion, doesn’t mean you should.
The only reason to keep a horse a stallion is for credible
breeding purposes. By credible I mean
the stallion represents the breed well, has no unsoundnesses or vices, and
there is a demand for his bloodlines.
In addition, it is only a service to our industry if the animal is
trained properly and handled in a professional manner.
