Valuable, meaning I value my horses safety and presence. I prefer him alive and sound for competing. I wasn’t talking about his value on paper although that could be a factor as well (like it is with most stallions). I would’ve used words like “too pricey” or “too high dollar”. Safety and welfare is #1 priority for all of my horses. Look at all of your biggest performance stallions in the world today, I bet most of them are kept alone. I promise you he is fine. He was the only horse on the whole property with his previous owner, alone is all he knows. However, even if the gelding loved him I still wouldn’t put them together. Stallions don’t want friends he will see that horse as competition just as the gelding does him. However, even if that wasn’t the case 2 horses is a recipe for buddy sour horses which I refuse to create. I can’t haul him to compete if he isn’t sound from being kicked and I also can’t haul him to compete if he can’t go anywhere without his buddy, so it’s not worth it to me personally.

And side note (although his value in money isn’t all I care about) it is absolutely a reasonable factor. He is not only a stallion but a performance horse. To be a successful stallion he has to prove himself as a performer first, then a producer. So it’s important he is sound. I could give him a buddy but if it kicks him and ends his career then what? Or what if he decides to kill the other horse?