>>>> Mac and Thunder were our first two horses, then we got Holly.  We had 
>>>> the three of them for about 18 months, then we bought Sundance...then 
>>>> Joe.  Next came Gracie, then Cruise.  I bought them in that order, and 
>>>> they always lived together until age-related feeding needs kicked in 
>>>> and I separated them for that reason.  I'd heard the warnings about 
>>>> having multiple geldings in with mares, and I think it's basically 
>>>> hooey.  I guess it just depends on the horses.


Oh yeah, I forgot to add: Joe was about seven when we got him, and he'd only 
been gelded only about six months.  He'd bred a lot of mares too, for 
several seasons.  He was absolutely no trouble at all when we brought him 
into a herd of four geldings and one mare.

Karen Thomas, NC

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