i got my stallion as an older horse, he was 5 when i bought him, and abused to boot. The previous owner had used him for breeding, kept him in a too small paddock and didnt keep it clean, he was fed when the kids remembered, so i started to take care of him when i decided that he was going to be mine. the thing to remember is that you need to teach them that you are heard mare. once that is established things will go a bit easier. i trained mine thru breeding season, but it depends on the horse. last year we did all the breeding at night, so during the day he was ok with us working with him. he has developed an awesome attitude and i couldnt have gotten this far without natural horsemanship. it helped me turn this horse from the man hating killer stallion to a puppy dog that follows me around. dont get me wrong, he still get his moments, but after all he is a stallion