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Why Keep a Stallion?

It's something many young boys and girls dream of - owning a beautiful stallion and riding him off into the sunset, or into competition, or even into battle. Stallions are the subject of many fictional tales, the proud, fiery mounts of great heroes, the champions of the racecourse, the unchallenged competitor in the show ring. It's no wonder that so many people grow up wishing that they too could own a stallion.

Yet, in reality, stallions are not quite as romantic as they are in the story books. Managing a stallion is not for everyone, and far too many stallions are spoiled by owners who have no idea how to properly care for them. Hundreds of stallions are cooped up in their stalls like caged animals, too dangerous to be allowed the freedom of a paddock. Many are turned loose for breeding, never handled beyond the essentials. Others are handled unsafely, eventually becoming a hazard to everyone around them.

Don't get me wrong. I love stallions. They can be fantastic horses if well managed. But, most horse people do not have the experience or the knowledge to do so.

There are very few reasons to keep a colt a stallion. And, even if a colt falls into one of these categories, he will need careful handling to keep him happy and healthy.

Here are some of the reasons a colt might be worth leaving uncut, at least for a while.

1. He is from a rare or endangered breed, and his bloodlines need to be preserved. This only counts if he is also an exceptional specimen of the breed - a poor quality colt is worthless even if he is the last of his bloodline.

2. He is an exceptional example of his breed, or he shows a trait that is highly desirable for the breed. There should be no glaring fault in addition to this exceptionality. Also, there should be no genetic anomaly - HYPP was created by breeding for a specific characteristic that turned out to be linked to a genetic mutation.

3. He has shown exceptional ability (or potential ability) for a specific discipline/sport.

4. He has a job as a teaser, and is carefully and properly managed. Farms do need teaser stallions. In an ideal world those teasers would also be breeding quality stallions, but this is not always the case. While you can use hormones on a gelding to tease mares, this is not always practical.

A colt should not be left uncut because

1. It costs too much money to geld.

2. He's cute and easy going, and you can't imagine him being difficult to handle.

3. He will resent being gelded.

4. It's cool to own a stallion.

5. You might want to breed your mare(s) to him some day.

6. You want to make money standing a stallion at stud.

7. He's a ridgeling and isn't fertile anyway.

8. You love him and know that everyone will want a crooked legged, sway backed baby just like him.

There are many other reasons that people decide to keep their colts as stallion prospects. While it does not hurt to wait a little while to let a youngster develop, gelding should always be an option. Additionally, stallions or ungelded colts should be treated with care and respect, with an experienced person in charge of their care.

If at ANY point you become intimidated by your stallion, or feel that his behavior is dangerous, it is time to consider gelding him. Things can go wrong very fast, and the last thing you would want is to have to cope with disaster after it happens.

Very few colts should be kept as stallion prospects and even less of those should remain stallions in the long run. The potential for one stallion to produce a lot of offspring is very high, so you need far less stallions than you need breeding quality mares. Additionally, one stallion with serious faults can cause far more damage to a breed than one mare with similar faults, purely due to the influence of those offspring.

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Show Name For A TriColor, Quarter Horse Stallion?

My brother has a stunning tricolor (tobiano) Quarter Horse/Thoroughbred mix. He's a three-year-old stallion, known only as Comanche.

Today, I was tasked with deciding on a show name for him. It would be best if incorporated "Comanche" or the American Indian culture, in any way, I've been told. I have two days, but I'm completely stumped. 0.0

Any ideas? Please, I'm getting desperate!

Commander Of the People: Comanche
OR:
mostly show names:
Too Little Too Late (This doesn't have a simple easy barn name...)
Wishful Thinking (Wish)
Comedy On Four Legs
Too Much Information (Again, simple barn name)
Don't Wanna Know (Simple barn name)
Quick As A Flash (Flash)
Together Forever (Eternity for a barn name)
Fancy Pants (Fancy)
A Little Bit Dramatic (Drama)
Rising Star (Star)
Ms. Congeniality (I know it's a movie) (Dunno about a barn name)
Blends Right In (No Idea what barn name)
A Picture Of Me (snap)
Too Delicate (Lace)
Mirror Image (Image)
Perfect Image (Image)
Star Studded (Star)
Simply Special (Unique?)
Symmetrical (Simmie? needs thought)
I'm Always First (IDK about a barn name)
Clad In Diamonds (Diamond)
Pride Of Diamonds (Pride, Diamond)
Always A Jewel (Jewel)
Wishing For A Chance (Wish, Chance)
Main Street (Barn name?)
Miracle Magic (Miracle, Magic)
Easily Enjoyed (Joy)
Sweet Retreat (Sweetie)
Princess/Prince of ______ (Insert discipline here) (Princess, Prince)
Whatever I Say (Again, needs a barn name)
Whatever You Want (Needs a barn name)
The Best (Needs a barn name)
I Always Sparkle (Spark, Sparkles)
Perfect Fantasy (Magic)
Always Amazing (Amy)
Go With The Flow (Rio, Rain)
Royal is as Royal Does (Princess, Prince, King?)
Bookmark Me (Needs a name)
Candy Coated Fire (Sweet on the outside, fiery on the inside) (Candy, Flame, Blaze)
Thunder And Lightning (Thunder, Lightning)
Midnight Magic (Midnight, Magic)
Too Complicated (Needs a barn name)
He/She always Winsome (Wins em) (Needs a barn name)
Look Before You Leap (Needs a barn name)
Nougat Crunch Bar (That's what I would have Nugget's show name be if he was mine) (Nugget, Nougat, Cocoa)
Little Bit Of Fool (Little Bit)
Real Women Have Curves (My friend's horse, barn name Mia)
Admiral Ni (Same friend as above, barn name Admiral)
Cookies and Cream (Cookie, Cream)
Black Licorice (Licorice)
Chocolate Dream (Cocoa)
Strawberries and Cream (For a strawberry roan) (Strawberry, Cream)
Chocolate Mousse (Cocoa, Choco, Moose)
Heart's Delight (Delight, Heart)
King of Darkness (King, Midnight, Darkness)
Sweet as Sugar (Sugar)
Peaches 'N Cream (Peaches, Cream)
Too Cool For School (needs a barn name)
Tuxedo Junction (It's a song, but you could have the barn name Tux)
Fur Elise (Elise)
Beethoven's Third (Beethoven for a barn name)
Simple Delight (Delight?)
Don't Look Down (Needs a barn name)
Sky High (Sky)
Too Much Trouble (Trouble)
Dream of Me (Dream)
Mr. Monday
I Dunno You (For a dun horse) (Needs a barn name)
Watch The Master (Master?)
Watch and Learn (Needs a barn name)
Wait and See (Needs a barn name)
Pushes Me Over The Edge (Cliff)
Too Good To Be True (Needs a barn name)
Amazing Grace (Grace, Amy)
Fleet Street (Fleet)
Don't Know, Don't Care (Needs a barn name)
Prince Winston (Prince, Winston)
Cash Money (Cash or Money)
Total Trickery (Trick)
Timeless Treasure (Treasure)
Milk And Cookies (Cookie)
Miss America (Amy, America, maybe what it already is?)
Dance Diva (Diva, Tango, Salsa)
Diamonds Are Forever (Diamond, Eternity)
Cloudy Skies (Sky, Cloud)
Lady Luck (Lady)
Sweetheart (What it already is)
Drum Beat (Drum)
Too Far, Too Fast (Dunno about a barn name)
Love You (Love, Heart)
Lucky Star (Star, Lucky)
Invisibility (What it already is)
Don't Ask (needs a barn name)
Spellbound (Magic)
Neon Flash (Flash, Neon, Lime)
Larger Than Life
Blue Ash (Blue, Ash)
Little Lovely (Love, Tiny)
Frozen in Time
Ticket To Ride
Oliver Twist
Italy's Finest
Blue Lagoon
Blue Eyrie
Blue Isle
Blue For Two
Two Blue
Blue Gaze
~regualar + names~
Shattered dreams/shattered dreamer
blue skys awaiting
once in a blue moon
simply blue
my bay be Blue
a true blue champion!
sweet boy blue
Painted dreams
sweet dreams
dreamer
blue dreams
blue fantasys
fantasy affair
royally blue
shimmery blue
blue legacy
diamond dude
blue max (blue maxamillion)
comet moon
flying comet
shooting comet (star)
blue trooper
blue clouds
cloud high
blue zipper
breezy blue
blue breezes
colored boy
simply handsome
handsome blue
Mr. Blue money
Mr. hundred bucks
dodge lightly
diamond legacy
~~my previous horses~~
fantasys serendipity
fanacee affair
baby diablo
starlight (star lit freedom)
striker
lightnin
~~more names~~
rebel
justice (do me justice) (call me justice)
spirit (find my spirit)
loky (low-key)
twisted fate/ Twist Of Fate

Othello Black Andalusian stallion horse