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Familiarize the stallion with the breeding
shed environment
Before introducing the stallion to the tease
mare first bring him into the breeding shed
and allow him to familiarize himself with the
shed and become comfortable with the surroundings. Allow him to sniff the tease rail
and the ground, walk him around the shed a
few times. Allow him to approach the phantom and smell it. Then remind him of the
ground work you have done and make sure he
still responds to your commands in this environment.
should avoid having spectators present. You
should limit distractions for the stallion so
they can focus on the task at hand. For young
stallions many times the owner or trainer has
been the one to handle the colt most of his life
and likely has reprimanded him for “stallionlike” behavior in inappropriate situations. It is
a bad idea to have the trainer or owner present
in the breeding shed during this training period as the stallion’s are often distracted by the
owner’s presence and fearful of reprimand for
the kind of behavior you are trying to encourage. Once the stallion has obtained an erection
and sustains it then the washing process can
begin.
Introduce the tease mare.
Once the stallion is comfortable in the shed
and relaxed you can introduce the tease mare
in a safe way. We will first just open the door
and have the mare handler expose the mare’s
head in the shed so the stallion sees her. By
doing this gradually you can gauge how the
stallion is going to react. Some pay little attention while others immediately start to exhibit aggressive stallion behavior and may
quickly drop out and get an erection. If he obtains an erection quickly you can remove the
mare and try to wash the stallion’s penis. If he
is less interested and confused then bring the
mare into the shed, again pay attention to how
he reacts and try to anticipate his sudden
movements. At this point place the mare in a
position where the stallion can tease her at
close contact. We prefer a tease rail that is
padded to protect the stallion’s legs should he
strike or suddenly attempt to mount over the
rail. Bring the stallion first to the mare’s head,
then allow him to move down the neck to the
shoulder and then the flank. This is how they
will approach a mare instinctively in a natural
free mating situation. Be careful about letting
the stallion tease a mare in a stock directly
from behind as they are more likely to try and
mount the mare in the stock which is very
dangerous. Young stallions may require a fair
amount of teasing to obtain an erection and
they should be encouraged to do so. It is important particularly for young stallions that
there are few distractions in the breeding shed.
People should speak as little as possible and
when they do it should be softly and you
Washing the stallion’s penis
Most young stallions will be uncomfortable
with someone trying to wash them for the
first time. Hopefully, they have had th