Oh, I just thought of another thing that makes me kind of roll my eyes when I read it...

People who claim to prefer stallions! I usually roll my eyes and think "are you frickin' crazy?" - I usually consider them wingnuts. I KNOW people who prefer stallions that are wonderful, I just can't imagine why anyone would. This comes from someone who currently owns a 3 year old stallion (he is a nice guy and would be good quality for this area but I have decided I can't be bothered with owning a stallion and since I do not have a band of mares he can be turned out with (because of various issues including his relationships to them through bloodlines and the risks of OLWS/lethal white foals), it's not fair to him. The only way I will keep a stallion anymore is if he can be turned out to socialize with a group of horses), and has lived in a family that has owned and handled, and have personally handled since I was 12 stallions my entire life. I don't find anything romantic about them or wonderful, and I think a MARE is just as "sharp" as a stallion and you generally don't have to worry about people making assumptions about them and it ruining your reputation. When I see people who WANT stallions because they're so "smart", etc, I think to myself "They just like the looks they get when they say "well, I ride a STALLION!"". I swear I'm not a total bitch!


"Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." Dr. Suess