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and to arrange for majority vote of the shareholders
to settle any unforeseen contingencies.
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Mr. Leslie B. Combs II, Spendthrift Farm, Lexing^
ton, Kentucky, has probably contributed m
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any other person to stallion syndication.
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worthy that when Mr. Combs syndicated NAS HU ,
he sold all but one share of a total of 39’ eac,
$39,100 (for a total of Sl,251,200) over the telephone
in one afternoon; and the only reason that the on
share was not sold until the next morning was
he couldn’t reach one of his regular clients on the
telephone the previous afternoon.
EXERCISE FOR THE STALLION
Most horsemen feel that regular, daily exercise for
the stallion is important. Certainly, it is one of the
best ways in which to keep a horse in a thrifty, natu­
ral condition. It has also been assumed that forced
exercise is of importance in improving semen quality.
However, recent studies with dairy bulls cast consid­
erable doubt on the relationship of exercise to fertility.
For example, in one study involving dairy bulls used
in artificial insemination, eight bulls which were forced
exercised were compared with a like number which
were kept in box or tie stalls, without forced exercise.
The exercised group showed a non-return rate of
63.8%, whereas the bulls that were not exercised
showed a non-return rate of 65%; hence, the bulls
without exercise were actually a little more fertile
than the exercised ones. This points up the need for
well-controlled experiments on the importance of ex­
ercise of the stallion on semen quality.
Stallions of the light-horse breeds are most general­
ly exercised under saddle or hitched to a cart. Thus,
Standardbred stallions are usually jogged three to
five miles daily while drawing a cart. Thoroughbred
stallions and saddle stock stallions of all other breeds
are best exercised under saddle for from thirty min­
utes to one hour daily, especially during the breeding
season. Exercise should not be hurried or hard; the
walk and the trot are the best gaits to use for this
purpose. After the stallion is exercised, he should be
rubbed down and cooled off before he is put up, es­
pecially if he is hot. Better yet, the ride should be so
regulated at the end that the horse will be brought
in cool, in which case he can be brushed off.
Longeing should be limited to a walk and a trot;
and, if possible, the stallion should be worked on both
hands; that is, made to circle both to the right and
to the left. It is also best that this type of exercise
be administered within an enclosure. Two precautions
in longeing are: (1) do not longe a horse when the
footing is slippery, and (2) do not pull the animal in
such manner as to make him pivot too sharply with
the hazard to breaking a leg.
Leading is a satisfactory form of exercise for some
stallions if it is not practical to ride them. In leading
a bridle should always be used - never a halter - and
one should keep away from other horses and be care­
ful that the horse being ridden is not a kicker.
C. A. BOBO and
SON STABLES
SHELBYVILLE, TENNESSEE
PHONE: [phone]
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TOP STOCK FOR SALE
MARES, GELDINGS, STALLIONS
READY FOR SHOWRING
COMPETITION
Where several stallions are exercised, a n
installed mechanical exerciser driven by anPp?perly
motor may be used as a means of lessening lah tric
is similar to the merry-go-round type of eouin
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used to exercise daily bulls.
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The objection to relying upon paddock exer •
alone is that the exercise cannot be regulated es
pecially during inclement weather. Some animalsL®8-
take too much exercise and others too little jvt y
over, merely running in the paddock will seldom6'
ever, properly condition any stallion. Even so at
or three-acre grassy paddock should always be n
vided, even for horses that are regularly exercisp^
ions that are worked should be turned ^ d'
Stallions
°ut at
night and on idle days
FOR SALE — Some of the best
Walking Horses in the South
★ PROVEN JUVENILE HORSE—5-Year-Old Black
Mare with MIDNIGHT SUN and LAST CHANCE
breeding —
^ WALKING PONY—Ring wise and broke—8-
Year-Old Chestnut Pony with blaze face—
Tied high all year—By SUNDUST out of GO
BOY mare.
★ Three-Year-Old (Jan)—by GO BOY Stallion out
of an old MERRY BOY mare—This fancy gray
stud tied well all year—Won blue at Tullahoma
Horse Show.
★ Two-Year-Old Filly (Jan)—full sister to horse
above—Good prospect—Blue Roan.
★ BROOD MARES — Three Good Brood mares
with top blood lines—All proven, all safe in
foal to GO BOY'S GRAY GHOST.
★ WEANLINGS—Two stud colts by GO BOY’S
GRAY GHOST. Look like top prospects.
ALL PRICED RIGHT AND READY TO SELL!
CALL
dan
TURNEY
SOMERVILLE, ALABAMA
STABLES
PHONE [phone]
nominate your mares and stallions early to
north
CENTRAL STATES
WALKING HORSE BREEDERS’ FUTURITY
Closing date for stallions and
mares at MSU May 15: Yearling
and Two-Year-Olds, June 15 .
Show to be in East Lansing,
Michigan, Judging Pavillion, Sep­
tember 14, 1968.
For Entry Blanks and Informatic
Write or Call
LEO BARTH
STEBBINS BUILDING
HASTINGS, MICHIGAN
PHONES [phone]
765-3742
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