A recap...Friday night when we arrived we dug a hole in the pen for Star's back feet. Brother-in-law got the stud out and kept him in line. Reinforced the ground work before nosing him up to Star. He remained calm and climbed on - this time the breeding was successful and uneventful! We were all very excited with the outcome!
Saturday night we backed Star into the hole while brother-in-law got the stud. The stud was a little more amped this time around - he knew what was coming! Brother-in-law did some more ground work and the stud did a kick out in Star's direction (he didn't land it). So more ground work was done to make sure Mr. Stallion realized that was not allowed. He successfully bred Star again without further incident.
Sunday night we tried to repeat Friday and Saturday but the stud was JUICED to say the least! He was "light on the front end" as brother-in-law put it. This time when the stud was nosed up to Star he reared and landed on her side. This was totally unacceptable and brother-in-law made sure that the stud didn't try those antics again. Next time he approached Star, brother-in-law positioned himself between the stud and Star's butt and once the stud was calmed down, he stepped out of the way and Mr. Stud had another successful breeding.
We would've brought Star home Sunday night but a neighbor is borrowing our trailer right now so as soon as our trailer returns we will bring her home. I would be surprised if she came up open but if she does, we will try again on her next cycle. But like I said, I think she's bred. :)
Until next time!
Quote for the day:
"A man travels the world in search of what he needs and returns home to find it."
-George A. Moore
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