Hello Kevin and Hello Sue, Golly, you did stir an old lady's brain cells today. When I read Kevin's question, I thought I knew the answer but spent the day tryng to remember and doing other old lady activities. When I read Sue's answer, it all came back to me. Sue, you are absolutely right, that is what they called the stallion or stud horse so many years ago. Thanks for the stirring, folks. Best Wishes and Happy Holidays, Edith - ---------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: Sue McCain <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 18, 2000 4:49 PM Subject: [NJMORRIS] Re: NJMORRIS-D Digest V00 #260 > Hi Kevin, > > I'm a horse person, so I'd like to offer my best guess. When a mare is > bred by a stallion, she is said to be "covered" by him. I would say > that a "covering horse" might be a stallion, a stud horse. I would > imagine that a stud horse would have a greater value than a mare or a > gelding (neutered male) because of the potential stud fees. > > I'd be interested to hear if there are any other explanations. > > Sue > > [email protected] wrote: > > > > Subject: > > > > NJMORRIS-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 260 > > > > Today's Topics: > > #1 [NJMORRIS] Covering Horse ["kevin and rika" <[email protected]] > >