The Stallion You Want to Keep

I wrote the last blog "Should You Geld Your Colt?" a few days before I came down to Florida for the HITS Ocala winter show with my stallion, Patrick and his son, Polaris. It has been really interesting to hear and see my words prove to be right on target.

Everywhere he goes, I get comments like: "What a beautiful horse!", "I saw your horse in the ring - he is really nice!", "What a cute head!", etc., etc. Every time he went out of his stall people noticed him and when he was in his stall they stopped to look and pet his nose. It always amazes me when I inform people that he is a stallion and they back up like he is going to kick or bite. My grandson goes in his stall and feeds him treats, pets him and brushes him, Patrick is so gentle and sweet that I don't worry.

There is a lot of interest in breeding him because first people say "WOW!" when they see him, and second they are impressed with his sweet character - they want one like him! So I guess the reasons to geld a colt are the reasons in reverse to keep him a stallion!