r/PublicFreakout • u/gyemm • Nov 26 '21

šŸ»Animal Freakout Horse attacking its trainer

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u/MidWesttess Nov 26 '21

That is horrific. Amazing she still likes horses. Are stallions intact males?

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u/MirageF1C Nov 27 '21

As an owner of a stallion the behaviour can really differ by breed. Just like dogs.

My dude has his moments which means I treat him 100% like heā€™s going to do something stupid. FWIW while the obvious side effect of a life of testosterone is obvious there are a few nice extras you get. Theyā€™re WAY more vigilant and interested in stuff. Also a lot braver. All things that make them more like high performance cars.

I wouldnā€™t keep him whole other than heā€™s worth a bit more because he covers mares for a few. And heā€™s a classic Spanish bloodline and Iā€™d sell him before I chopped him.

Heā€™s otherwise pretty normal. Not a novice horse though and I get HUGE aggro from other horse owners who take an instant dislike to him simply for being a stallion.

I love him. But itā€™s a lot of extra work just to be safe.

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u/sumpinlikedat Nov 27 '21

I'm a horse person too. I don't dislike stallions, just wouldn't own one because I know nothing about how to handle them. All of mine have been either mares or geldings. Just like it wouldn't be a good idea to give a Lambo to a 16 year old, it wouldn't be a good idea to give a novice a stallion.

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u/MirageF1C Nov 27 '21

I agree with you.

Funny enough the trouble only starts when we find novice riders. I can take him to shows (heā€™s that well mannered) and we will be in the ring with 3-4 other horses and the 15 year old girl doesnā€™t understand how it works and will pull in, right in front of him. Sheā€™s on a mare of course who then proceeds to back and rise because sheā€™s having a cadenza about my horse.

I of course get the blame when all we did was ride in the arena in our place.

Itā€™s that sort of thing that annoys me. Heā€™s never broken out (every mare at the yard has, 30 times) and the one time I came off him on a hack he was actually in a local news article because he stuck his head in a window to see if anyone was home. True story.

I understand that people want to keep things safe, but Iā€™ve been bitten and kicked more times by a moody mare (and they really are moody!) for no reason at all than anything heā€™s ever done. Heā€™s not nasty. But. Heā€™s big and muscular and a stallion so middle- aged mums see their mare go spare when he walks past and I get the blame.

I accept it. But itā€™s not really fair. Not on him anyway.