Totally bummed...

Kept your head up! At least you will still be able to see him and such! As for Cat I am sure she will grow on you :)

Mares can be funny. I've owned 3 mares personally. One was only sometimes crazy, the other was crazy anytime someone rode her, but was sweet on the ground, and the last was an angel sent from heaven. She was a nanny horse and would do anything you asked her. She only ever tried me once and I nicely told her there'd be none of those shenanigans and after that we were best friends. She greeted me every morning no matter what, and followed me through the pasture like a puppy. She taught my husband how to ride and she taught me how to trust horses again. My last three horses before her were, to put it lightly, insane and took years of work each to get them anywhere near the term "rideable." Quest was a once in a lifetime horse, sad I only had her for a year.

I wouldn't be wary just because she's a mare. I get really annoyed with the mare stereotype, same with the Arab stereotype. I've owned 4 mares and 1 gelding. Only one mare had a slightly "mareish" attitude and that was more a dominance thing as she didn't get worse in heat or anything like that.

Out of the other 3, my one I didn't have long enough to determine if she was mareish, but my last and current mares have been total dolls, and not any where near mareish attitudes. Pepper (current mare) can be a total crab and snot in the pasture, but she's also a dominant horse out in the pasture.

Seriously, I'd never question getting on a mare, but i'm also in love with them and since I've owned mares, haven't really clicked with a gelding.

So I wouldn't be any more wary then i would be trying out any new horse. It's a bummer the other is lame, but hopefully he'll come around. :)

Thanks, all of you. And, like I said, Cat is pretty laid back. The lead mare out of the three and Chico is a palomino named Butter, and the only one who tests her is another named Mercedez, but I think they're both pretty young. Chico and Cat are older, as far as I know. So I'll give her a try. And I have experience with the mare-iest mares in existence, so I don't know why I'm so wary around them. XD

Mares or Geldings.......

I've had more trouble with rascally stallions than mares...... but of course, he was young, so he had that studly attitude, but now is a gelding, though he still is a rascal, I love him. *pets pretty Hugo*

I love every horse, as long as they understand the boundaries, and don't try to push their dominance on you.

I once had a very mare-y mare named Abby. She was terrible, depending on the day you could either love on her for hours at a time and she'd be glad to be around you or she might just chase you across the pasture trying to kill you. I was pretty young at the time but I remember her biting my mom real good, it left her whole forearm bruised for a few weeks! I don't know what happened to her. We opened the gate one day to get another horse out and she muscled past all of us, ran into the woods and we never saw her again. True story, I swear!

Every other mare I've dealt with has been a sweetie though, save for a few that got grumpy when they were in heat. I wouldn't be too worried if I was you!

that so sucks. :( Sorry bout that. gr man.
anyway...
I personally love mares. i know. I am crazy. I have one pony arab x welsh mare, one grade paso thing mare and I am looking at taking on a mustang mare. XD I love their fire (since I like frisky) they are more my type. Both of them are the loves of my life. geldings are ok but mares for me I can relate to (I am female and don't enjoy hanging out with people.......XD I don't like to be bothered) so I guess you just have to find out what fits you. I hope your little arab gets better so you can still hang out with him!

I own a mare.. as many of you may know.. she is the sweetest little thing I could ever dream of.. we put two year olds on her and she is fine... I wouldn't be scared.. in fact I prefer mares as I believe they are way more mannered.. sure they can be a little moody but gelding just don't really suit me. I had a gelding who thought he was a stallion.. recently got rid of him.. that is the main reason I don't want gelding.. and I think they can be a little pushy sometimes. Hope he gets better and you are able to get along with the mare!!!

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