[PreppyxCowgirl]

i know this is a silly question but i honestly dont know what a teaser pony is.... help me please, lol.

[minihorses4ever]

Its a stallion (usually a small pony) who is used to see if a mare is in season. He never breeds her though, hence the "teaser" part of the name.


Oh, and no question is silly!

[PreppyxCowgirl]

thanks! Why do they use ponies usually?

[minihorses4ever]

I am assuming because they are easier to handle than a regular-sized stud.

[Equine Repro]

Originally Posted by PreppyxCowgirl

thanks! Why do they use ponies usually?

As Mini noted, they are usually easier to manage and handle and cost less to feed. Some farms will try and use miniature horses, but many full size mares just think they're is something wrong with them <lol>...

Hope that helps.
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[faroutfax]

Originally Posted by PreppyxCowgirl

thanks! Why do they use ponies usually?

And they would probally have a harder time breeding the mare if he got out

[PreppyxCowgirl]

oh ok, that explains alot, thanks guys!

[ryu2832]

Originally Posted by Equine Repro

As Mini noted, they are usually easier to manage and handle and cost less to feed. Some farms will try and use miniature horses, but many full size mares just think they're is something wrong with them <lol>...

My girls (Trake and TB) find my mini stud very s.exy. He was a herd stud for seven years, and knows how to work it though.

[ches]

I've seen f ull-sized stallions used as teasers and I've also heard of geldings being given a healthy dose of testosterone and being used as teasers.

A mare may show that she's in season, but usually, unless her folicles are ripe for releasing an egg, she will still kick, bite and squeal like a pig, and teasers are used so that the valuable stallion doesn't get hurt, particularly not in a "tender" area.

Some farms give the teasers a mare or three at the end of the season as a way of apology for all the anguish and temptation they've had to endure. Sometimes they're given barren mares, but other times foals do result.

One horse I knew called Eli's Truth was the result of a consolation mare given to a teaser called Eli's Star. Eli's Star was well-bred and nicely put together, but didn't show anything on the race course. Eli's Truth, a late foal, made his debut as a 3yo and ended up winning several black type races. Eli's Star was given more mares the following season, but not much else came from him.