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Mares vs. Geldings: Equestrians Have A “Type”

I’ve owned geldings all my life. From the first naughty pony I got as a 12-year-old to the off-track Thoroughbred I’m training now.

I’ve always identified as a gelding person. I appreciate their tendencies to have puppy dog-like personalities and goofy natures. So when I had a surprising and rare opportunity to take on a mare, I wasn’t sure what to do in the beginning.

The mare in question was an athletic, striking Hanovarian schoolmaster. She was any rider’s dream – a total workaholic. But there were some pretty typical mare parts to her personality I had to get used to.

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So are you mare person or a gelding person? See which boxes you check in our handy-dandy list.

Gelding people

Mare people

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