Dillema #1

I am faced with my first dilemma.

Mare vs. Gelding

I have only owned, and mostly ridden geldings. Mares and I have never gotten along. Really, besides being able to breed, are there really any GOOD qualities of a mare?

Besides that, if I get a mare, she can live ride across the parking lot at the same barn, and in the event that I need to go out of town, or can't come one evening, there will always be someone there to feed her. However, if I get a gelding, I will have to board elsewhere.

I have gotten the 'okay' to board at the little field down the road from HLS. Board is cheap, although I will need to re-do the fence. Barbed wire fencing is a NO GO for me. The poor gelding would be alone in his field, and would get little interaction with other horses, aside from me taking him down the road for a visit. The grass however, is very luscious, and he would be easily kept fat and happy. I have already gotten in touch with my Dad, who will either help me, or have his friend help me re-do the fence in the event that I do get a gelding.

Now I'm looking at fencing options. Regular post board, or electric, or both, or something completely different.