horse people...gelding? UPDATE!AGAIN! 11/26 pics

[TinyTotsSeramas]

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VERY! true! I read a story one time where a woman had a stallion who acted like a gelding so she treated him as such, she had him at a show one time an had him on a loose lead an was letting him graze with her back to him while she watched the others in the ring, he decided to act like the Stallion he really was, reared right on top of her an broke her back! NEVER turn your back on a stallion or one that had just been gelded!!

 

[geebs]

GREAT ADVICE!!! Stallions are not "kid toys"... even gentle ones... One (super dog gentle one) bit a hole in my friend's shoulder... Took the meat right off... If you have a store that carries Chasteberry... You can put all of the horses on it for a short time... It will mellow the group out... It keeps hormones in check... Helps keep everything civil... I used it for mares housed on a property with stallions... and for geldings too... They would get all ramped up when there was breeding going on...( Public barn that allowed it)

 

[bufforp89]

Thanks for all the great advice! Deff not a stallion person and have no desire to have one! I deal with difficult horses daily, off the track, unhandled youngsters etc. at work so I am prepared to be on my toes! Thanks again for all the great advice guys!

 

[danischi24]

You probably really wont have any trouble with him. He will be nothing like handling a breeding performance bred stallion like the one you are used to. A horse is a horse. A difficult stallion wont just relax after being gelded & a laid back, thin, ranch bred & horse socialized colt wont turn into a ravaging monster if he is moved, whether entire or not. The most you might get out of him is a nicker at the ladies & a correction will stop that. I wouldn't be too worried about him turning into a strange beast upon arrival. I have worked with many stallions of many ages, breeds & disciplines. Have a nice sturdy field for him & I wouldn't mind turning him out with some geldings within a few days after introducing them over a shared fence line. After the difficult horses you work with, he should be a breeze. He might even start to act up if you are tense & handle him like he's going to do something terrible. He's just a young horse & normal young horse handling precautions should be taken but don't go overboard on the poor little guy.

 

[bufforp89]

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Great Info and perspective! Thanks!

 

[Rusty Hills Farm]

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The voice of sanity and reason at last. I have been trying so hard to stay out of this because I knew I couldn't say this as nicely as you have. TY.

Rusty

 

[ArkaFarmaMama]

Sorry, I didn't mean to give horror stories!

I had a gelding for 24 years that could never be pastured with other geldings because he would send them right through the
fence! Finally when he was 20 we put him with a 17h. Clydesdale he couldn't push around and they were fine. Each horse
is different, especially when moved into a new home. Nothing can be expected, nothing can be taken for granted. I wasn't
trying to say that your horse was going to turn into a RAVING LUNATIC when you brought him home! I'm sure he'll be fine.
Most show stallions have been well handled from birth and exposed to all kinds of environments and are taught how to behave.
So when one hasn't been treated as such, but well started like yours sounds to be...
I was just giving you a heads up (which I'm sure you were probably already aware of) that anything is possible and not to be
ruled out! You are obviously a horse woman with experience! You picked a great looking horse!

I do think the perspectives listed here were actual accounts of horse behaviors that should be taken into consideration by anyone
who brings a new horse home. I've doctored many an accident that could have been prevented if a new owner was just
aware of herd dynamics and hormones!

 

[lockedhearts]

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When would the proper weather usually be? We were told that now is an ok time for my area, no flies as its getting chilly at night but our days are still 70-80 degrees....I would have loved to have him gelded as a yearling as well but obviously just wasn't an option as I had no idea he existed. The farm owner likes to geld late for some reason...

Your stud sounds super nice. I have admired him on your website actually. Sounds nothing like the stud I have to occasionally handle at work. He is a handful... Nexavar http://oakwoodmanor.biz/at stud.htm Super awesome though as you can see.

When flies are not as active and heat is not as bad. I gelded a 5 year old once, used him as a stallion and when he became unhappy, I gelded him. He was never mean, always a gentleman, I could just tell he was no longer happy living that life. Had some issues with him because , boy bits were pretty large. I did geld him in late Oct, it was cooler and no flies. He pretty much acted like a gelding from the get go, of course he was laid back. So , if your boy is pretty mellow already, I would expect it to be much sooner than later.

Thanks for the compliment on our boy! We are pretty attached to him, he can act "studdy" but only when he knows he gets to visit a girl and then all he does is arch his neck and holler a bit. We are very blessed to own him.

 

[babyblue2]

I agree with everyone above basically. He is sweet and cute but not anything Id ever breed. Id geld him as soon as its cool where you are and as long as you have secure fencing and stalls I would bring him home. As a younger adult I was a groom and exercise rider at a racetrack, even a unbroken stud colt seems like a sweet delightful cupid in comparison. So for an experienced horse person I wouldn't be terribly worried.

 

[Hens_And_Chicks]

There's never a bad time to make a great gelding. Almost no horse with testicles has enough quality to stay a stallion. The procedure itself takes less than 30 minutes and he will be up and around within an hour. Make sure he gets plenty of exercise so he doesn't stand around and swell. If he has never been used for breeding, he will come around pretty quick - less than 8 weeks. He's still fertile for at least 30-60 days so I sure would not turn him out with any mares as they tend to cycle even later into the year. You'll never regret gelding him... stallions are unpredictable at best even when they are well trained and quiet. It's just so much easier to have a carefree neutral horse who listens to you instead of worrying about every smell he detects.

Love his face - I'm so partial to Paints!