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  • June 22, 2010 at 4:23 pm #41771
    Russel
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    Hi everyone

    What gender of horse is generally used with Draft horses. Is it Geldings as with oxen in cattle? Which gender has the most power?

    Thanks
    Russel Harvey

    June 22, 2010 at 6:48 pm #60925
    Joshua Kingsley
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    Use what you like to work with. Some like Mares and others prefer geldings. I like ot run Mares and Stallions as Geldings can’t reproduce them selves and I like the ability to have my horses make new ones. that said a good pair of geldings will get a lot of work done. It just boils down to what you are comfortable with.

    Joshua

    June 22, 2010 at 7:42 pm #60926
    Andy Carson
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    Personally, I relate to mares better, but everyone has thier own preferances and I don’t think one sex is better. You see mostly geldings at pulling contests. There was discussion about this topic on an older post: http://www.draftanimalpower.com/showthread.php?t=2843

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