What does gone to the stud mean?

Answer 1

Well, stud is another word for stallion usually, when he is put up for "stud" it means he is offering coverings, or is availble for breeding purposes. When you say "gone to stud" the mare has either gone to the stallion to be bred, or here's another one. Sometimes, and this happens to Thoroughbreds a lot, when their racing career is over, they are put out to stud, which means they earn money by breeding them. So gone to stud can mean two things:

1. It could mean the mare has been sent to be bred.

or

2. The stallion has been put out to stud, or has gone to stud, meaning that he is now availble to cover other females.