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[RC] reply to Angie - Ridecamp GuestPlease Reply to: Lauretta tikitiki69@xxxxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ========================================== <Just curious. If it means a life in a 12x12 prison...why is he a stallion?> I have a couple of reasons that he is still a stallion. Initially, it was out of respect for the woman who originally gave him to me. She had leased him to someone here in CA (she was in Arkansas) along w/ another stallion, who almost starved him to death. When I found him, the person leasing him had about 16 horses (they were later all confiscated by the SPCA) that she was either 'training' or breeding, and they were all VERY skinny and had bad hooves, etc. My friend and I sent pix and emails to the various owners of horses that were there, so that they could take action on the issue. Long story short, the owner faxed me power of attorney to get the horse, and I was originally just going to get him up to weight to send back to her. However, she then offered to give me the horse, providing I didn't geld him. He has great conformation, breeding and tempermant, so I agreed; in addition, I also want to find a good mare to breed him to and get a foal. As for his boarding, he is in a paddock (w/o grass) that is about 24 x 40 feet, and has a pasture of horses about 20-25 feet from him (he has the corner pen next to the neighbors' property) and has two quarter horses in the next pens that are about 7-8 feet away (they are buddies) so he is not isolated and can talk to everybody. I ride him (weather permitting) at least three times a week, one of which is a long ride (15 - 25 miles up on the Tevis trail), so I don't think he is 'in prison' or isolated as a lot of stallions are, and he gets a lot of exercise. I don't want you to get the idea that he is in some isolated pen and doesn't socialize or get some kind of horse or person interaction. It is just that where the pasture grass is, the owners haven't had the money to upgrade their fences, and so I can only let him eat there when I can be there. I think a 'prison' situation would be more for a horse (any horse) that is put in a stall and left there, not a horse that has other horses around and is ridden regularly, usually with other horses. I hope this didn't come across as some sort of angry retort, just sounded like you had this image of some poor horse stuck by him- self all the time and suffering from herd deprivation <LOL> Lauretta and Shaba (just did five hours on the Tevis trail yester day and feelin' fine......) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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