At 21:12:41 on 27.01.12, Lolameadows wrote:
Would you rather own a gelding or a mare?????????????

At 21:13:43 on 27.01.12, Lolameadows wrote:
Gelding doyyyyy mares always go through heat

At 22:46:16 on 27.01.12, La Palma wrote:
I have a mare so thats life...but I think a gelding should have been so much more easy. She can be lucky that I love her ;)

At 23:42:04 on 27.01.12, JessAndGrenville123 wrote:
A horse is a horse, doesn't matter to me whether it is a gelding or a mare, the pony i used to ride was a mare called holly and i loved her to bits, would have bought her if she wasn't 13.2hh and i wasn't 6ft! I still rode her sometimes though. And gren is a gelding. I think if you click with a horse you click doesn't matter what sex.

At 23:56:21 on 27.01.12, noneotherthan01 wrote:
a prefer geldings... idk why people make a fuss over mares being moody in heat. Out of all the mares I've been around you really can't tell... other than they get extra tickly.

At 12:53:29 on 28.01.12, JaymeeLS wrote:
Depends if it's between a butch mare or a sassy/prissy mare that will do just about anything to get their own way haha. Luckily, Saffie's one of the butch ones and has a stereotypical gelding 'tude towards things lol.

At 15:19:01 on 28.01.12, BandEsupermom wrote:
The problem I have found with mares has nothing to do with the mare herself but how the others react and behave. Ben was a little proud cut, and if there is a mare around he gets pushy with the other geldings and starts acting "studdy" when she comes into heat. It hasn't been a big problem since the other geldings we have had around him have been fairly passive and don't challenge him. More of a minor annoyance than a problem really.

At 21:40:45 on 28.01.12, NMH wrote:
Having always had geldings I now have 2 mares! I think geldings are a bit more predictable, but have to say I never know if my mares are in season. I tend to think they are more sensitive; you do better if you notice how they came out of the box that day, & adapt your methods that day accordingly; whereas it doesn't seem to matter much so with a gelding- but there are some highly unreliable geldings anyway! A good horse is a good horse I think, & I can well believe that once you truly get it together with a mare they will give their all.

At 22:41:21 on 29.01.12, OffTheTrack wrote:
I've always found geldings to be more chillaxed :) but the mares can be so stroppy with each other! Not to mention they make the most mess in their stables. Having said that, my Cindy is a mare and she's the quietest, tidiest, sweetest creature I've ever known- HORSES FOR COURSES!! x

At 22:44:40 on 29.01.12, JessAndGrenville123 wrote:
About mares being messier, i have to say grenville is the messiest most smelly horse ever to muck out, if you are not used to the smell of his pee it will make your eyes water. My friend said it was worse than her mare and 2 geldings combined :P