Life’s a . . . mare! If men are from Mars and women from Venus, then geldings are a milky cup of tea and mares are a strong black coffee. I’m playing into generalisation that many of you know of. In many people’s experience, a gelding can be a more reliable sex of horse to handle and train, whereas, mares have a reputation of being less consistent in temperament. Hurrah for science … The more we research the reproductive cycle and how organs affect a mare, the more understanding we have in how to manage what is widely believed to...
