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sparkie

hmm... I figure this is the start of it. kinda for the money but also stallions make good performance horses got alot more kick. is that wrong?

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WITCHERY

You can just service other people horse, but when I was viewing I wanted to see babies! If you have a quality stallion why wouldn't you want to breed quality stock. If your not breeding from him why would others want to ? I guess that is what I would be asking being a mare owner.

Depending on how many mare you have depends on how much time you have to be there. You also don't want to over use your stallion.

As a mare owner I don't want my mare in a paddock with a stallion it can be dangerous for both stallion and mare. Stallions have been known to break penis and all sorts.

I like to see great facilities nothing second rate, my mare is a princess I want her treated like one.

This is not how all breeding people think mind you but I bet the safety of there horses would be number one.

So getting back to your question YES you can do what you want but I'm not sure the market will let you. Or your mare quality will drop because people do not want to put their mares at risk.

deschuur

Well there are always unscrupulous people out there that would do that. Although registering their foals with out a stallion service certificate can make it a little difficult. Frits is behind locks so hopefully a deterrent

When a mare owner comes to you to see about your stallion you can give them a Stallion Service Agreement which explains what they are entitled too. (You can buy these off the internet) I charge a Sevice fee and a non refundable handling fee which is payable upon sending me the SSC.

Yes you can reserve the mare until in foal. Offer a LFG (live foal guarantee) either 24 or 48 hours. I don't issue the Stallion Service Certificate until service fee is paid.

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Arnie

Gosh you certainly won't be making a profit from standing your stallion at stud!
Well what I've added up anyway you won't.

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deschuur

Lol very true You don't make much out of selling foals either.

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Arnie

Lol I'm guessing if any?

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sparkie

it would more likely be a hobby thing for me i am not in it for the bigger better money deal but just to keep my stallion happy i suppose i see your side about haveing a mare and wanting to veiw the offspring yeh... well i figure being a hobby for me the results will speak for themselves and being a very well known and great bloodline i think i will have enough to be a hobby.

this thread has got me thinking about heaps thanks to everyone replying, please i would love to know more...

certificate?

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saltriver

so totally agree with Arnie, about the profit making.

may be you should get some more practical experience in both understanding stallions (and the ASHS IN WA) and running a business before you dive in head first.

The fantasy of owning a stallion is a delusion.

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sparkie

wow there is heaps to get up and running but once you have it is pretty much just up keep yeh?

thats what i figure too if i get this little fella for what she is asking or there abouts she will probly not be making too much from a colt un handled and with all the vet bills and feed she wouldve been pumping into the mare to produce a foal.... i am thinking down the track when we get our own land i would love to breed but for the time being this would be more handable for me and with the educating horses thing

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primrosecourt

Perhaps (fro mthe sound of the last posts anyway) you might find it very benificial to yourself and your young colt to stand him at a stud that take other stallions or at a local equine vets.

That way you will/can learn all about the whole thing from start to finish- ie - from what goes into a booking/nomination contract right down to how your stallion will be expected to behave around and during covering a mare.

That way neither yourself nor your stallion will get injured and he wont pick up any un-ruley behaviour which I might ad is very easy for them to do but very difficlut to get rid of.

It may cost abit for a season but if you really want to know the correct way of horse husbandary I think it would be a must and if you could perhaps go and work on a professional well run stud for a season to see how it is done.

I am sure your stallion is not one of these but there are so many very nasty dangerous stallions around that should not be serving mares for many reasons and if realistically we should be trying to encourage better husbandary and understanding.

I also read you want this fellow for Dressage/jumping.If this is so is this the market you will be aiming at?You might find you will make very little or no money from your guy if that is that case due to the fact that FS and european imports will nearly always get that market........Its a harsh buisness and you might end up loosing out if you go into it with your eyes wide shut.

I hope I am not sounding rude nor patronising and at the end of the day the decision is obviously yours ..........Good luck and perhaps make a few inquires to vets/studs if nothing else..(I strongly advise it to start with)

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