"Stands stud"? Oh, good grief! Don't tell him that; there'll be no living with him.
LOL, Pandora! They know already! I visited Claiborne Farm in Paris, KY back in 2000. Normally breeding season starts around February, and these guys can't read a calendar. But they are creatures of habit, and they know that cold weather means it's time for some hot, sweaty, horsey-love.
Well it was in November when I was down there, and it was already getting cool. Those boys were starting to get pretty feisty.
Like the line in Lord of the Rings, when the Witch-King says, "Do not stand between a nasgul and it's prey." Same thing applies in that situation--do not stand between a stallion and his..."date."