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Re: [RC] Mares vs Gelding - Barbara McCrary

I'm a gelding person.  We have a young mare whom we bred and raised.  I had thought to keep her and ride her myself, but I have come to the conclusion we have a personality conflict.  I believe that she and I are too much alike and that is the reason for the conflict, to wit.......we are both feisty and opinionated.  When we are both being opinionated at the same time, it doesn't work.  I can persuade a gelding to look at things my way, with patience and consideration, but the mare.....when she becomes opinionated about something, it just irritates me and I can't discuss it with her at all.  I just get mad.  Nice mare, too, but there is definitely a gender conflict going on; therefore, I plan to sell her. 
 
Barbara
----- Original Message -----
From: Equus Wolf
Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 6:33 PM
Subject: [RC] Mares vs Gelding

I've always found it interesting how people prefer geldings or mares.   I have always been a mare person.  I've owned 2 geldings and 3 mares throughout my life and the geldings didn't last long with me.  I just don't click with them.  I would say that the mares have more personality but that really isn't true, so I don't know what the difference is.  I'm the same way with dogs.  I much prefer the females (and I spay/neuter either)  But when it comes to people, I get along much better with men than with women as a rule (the exception being horse people - seems the common obsession overrides the gender issue *laugh*
 
So what makes people prefer one or the other?  Interesting.
 
Jennifer
(Shelby - ready for our first ride woohoo! Hey Mom.. are you *sure* we can't canter more?!
Sweetie Pie - look at shelby wearing all of that funny looking extra st! uff on her saddle and bridle!
Bailey - yeah I'm a girl.. can i go?
Tara - girl?  Is that what I am? I had no idea there was a difference
Clemson - I'm a boy?  But Mommy loves me doesn't she?)


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