Sulin wrote:Alright so I have posted on here a couple times before talking about cattle roping, now I still want to do that and plan on doing that soon but now I have a different set of questions that I think I want answered lol
1. I want a Friesian horse. I have heard that they can have skin issues, how true is that?
^ 1.5. And if it is fairly true, does it happen often?
2. Stallions! I heard that any breed of intact male horse can be aggressive, is it a good idea to get one if a stallion is what I want?
3. On average how much can I expect to pay for just the animal itself?
I think that's all I have for now, I have a horse friend IRL and have been asking her other questions too so If I need anything else I will come back an add to it.
ETA: the "we" in question is my best friend and i pertaining to the business we run!!
we have experiences w friesians and own/breed friesian sporthorses. we personally dont deal with any skin issues, and it could possibly be due to the outcrossing, but also friesians have notoriety for inbreeding issues and i believe that is a big contributor. hydrocephalus due to inbreeding is another issue. if youre responsible and do research on your lines they are easy with little to no health issues.
if you have no experience with horses, stallions are not a great idea. i do disagree with the comment that they dont make good pets - i grew up in equine repro and if our stallions did not have the mindset that you would expect any mare or gelding would have, they went on the chopping block. unfortunately, people normalize and dismiss studdish behavior too much and think that is the norm, when it shouldnt be. due to this fact, boarding that accepts studs is hard to come by, and fencing/facility setup that is stud appropriate is also hard to come by. regardless, an intact anything with the intention to breed should be left to more experienced horse people. a mare or a gelding would be a more seamless area to start.
friesians are very popular, i know our sporthorse mare that we have right now that has only had a few rides on her can go for at least 8k rn, and that is in the very crappy horse market that our state has currently. she'd probably be close to double if we were in better horse country.