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tains an erection. Then the same process is repeated until he will maintain his erection long
enough for the washer to clean the penis. After rubbing the underside of the stallion the
washer should slowly and gently try to cradle
the stallions penis in the left hand while obtaining a piece of cotton soaked with warm
(37C) water with the right hand. Ring out
some of the water so it does not drip too much
as stallions may jump forward or kick out if
they feel water drip onto their hind legs.
While cradling the penis in the left hand,
squeeze out some of the water from the cotton onto the stallion’s penis. If he tolerates
that then you can gently use the cotton to rub
the shaft and glans to clean it. Typically we
would use 5 or 6 pieces of cotton to clean the
stallion’s penis making sure that the glans
fossa was well cleaned as well as the shaft.
With a novice stallion that has not had his penis cleaned before, it may take some time to
get him to tolerate the cleaning. If he becomes exceedingly frustrated then we will
stop and proceed to the next step and attempt
to make further progress at the next session.
Our immediate goal is to get the stallion to
mount the phantom and the washing procedure should be a pleasant experience that
does not create a lot of anxiety. Patience, persistence and consistency with this process
will result in a stallion that quickly obtains an
erection and stands quietly without losing the
erection for washing.
phantom and lose his erection while turning
back to look towards the tease mare. In this
case we will back the stallion away from the
phantom and position the tease mare on the
right side of the phantom with her hindquarters alongside but slightly forward of the rear
of the phantom. The stallion is then brought to
the back of the phantom on a slight angle from
the left side. The ideal position is for the stallion’s chest to be centered on the left rear corner of the phantom with the mare’s rear directly opposite. The stallion is then encouraged to tease the mare across the back corner
of the phantom. In some cases it is helpful to
lower the back of the phantom slightly to a
level just below the mare’s croup to encourage
the stallion to rise up in an attempt to mount
the mare. Often times a mount is triggered
when the stallion, with a good erection places
his chin on the tease mare’s back and lifts his
front end up and onto the phantom back.
When he does this we will quickly and gently
slide the AV onto the penis. This will usually
encourage the stallion to square up behind the
phantom, grip with both front legs and thrust
into the AV until he ejaculates. With a novice
stallion, getting to the point of mounting the
phantom may take 15 minutes or as long as
several days. The above scenario is not typical
and most novice stallions will take longer before they reach a level of stimulation and frustration to cause them to mount the phantom in
an attempt to get to the tease mare. Often
novice stallions will try mount sideways or try
to rush past the phantom on the near side or
around to the far side to get to the mare. They
may also mount the phantom without an erection and if they do we do not reprimand but
just let them stay there until they chose to dismount and start again. This is where the patience, skill and experience of the stallion handler are critical. He must attempt to control
the stallion and continuously reposition him at
the correct angle for a successful mount. As
the stallion’s frustration level increases his attention and respect of the stallion handler decreases. This can be physically demanding
and mentally very frustrating for the handler
and maintaining patience in this situation is
critical.
Introducing the stallion to the phantom
After washing, the stallion is again presented
to the tease mare in the stocks and allowed to
tease to a point where he is extremely stimulated. We then turn and quickly take him to the
back of the phantom and position him directly
behind the phantom while the mare remains in
the stocks. Although rare, some novice stallions will bump the back of the phantom with
their chest, perhaps rub on the back of the
phantom and mount. If this is the case we will
quickly but gently slide the AV onto the stallion without grasping the penis and attempt to
collect. In most cases however, the novice
stallion has not made the association between
the phantom and mounting and will ignore the
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