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breeding livestock

• In livestock farming: Management

  …is sired by an expensive stallion out of a valuable mare.

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form and function

• In horse: Form and function

  …male horse is called a stallion, the female a mare. A stallion used for breeding is known as a stud. A castrated stallion is commonly called a gelding. Formerly, stallions were employed as riding horses, while mares were kept for breeding purposes only. Geldings were used for work and as…

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role in ashvamedha rite

• In ashvamedha

  An especially fine stallion was selected and was allowed to roam freely for a year under the protection of a royal guard. If the horse entered a foreign country, its ruler had either to fight or to submit. If the horse was not captured during the year, it…

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