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honey
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 Posted - 19 Nov 2008 : 4:32:10 PM
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what are opininons on gelding a 10yo. i have been seriously thinking of gelding rocians, next year he will be 10 would this be too late. reasons for doing it is we will not be using him our selfs over our own mares we aleady have two of his foals, so unless we stand him at stud and in todays market i doubt he would get any mares, i feel the best option is to geld him. we are moving to england next year, i would do some showing with him and management would be easier and less termenting at a livery yard. but is 10yo a bit late complications wise. hes not a hard stallion to keep he is very laid back and easy to work with.
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TC
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Scotland
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Posted - 19 Nov 2008 : 4:38:35 PM
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| Im no expert but I know of another arab who was gelded at 10 and there were no problems.My boy was gelded at 5 and he is great.Horse managment wise its alot easier if you are moving to a new area especially into livery as alot of places dont have the facilities to cope with even the most laid back stallion |
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Pauline
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ginger horse
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 19 Nov 2008 : 4:43:28 PM
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| We gelded a 15 year old last week . The vet said he gelded a 20 year old the week before |
    
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leezee26
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England
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Posted - 19 Nov 2008 : 4:56:13 PM
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| I had an eight and a half year old stallion that I rescued and he had served mares, I had him gelded for his own good. He was fine, no complications at all. He was lovely natured but could be a handful but now he goes out with other horses, mares included and he is fine. Much better quality of life for him! Good luck. Leighx |
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egyptianstallion
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honey
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N. Ireland
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Posted - 19 Nov 2008 : 5:50:05 PM
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| no problems about hyjacking thread. I had always been told that the later you leave the gleding the higher the risk of clotting and problems. Its very interesting and its good to know that we have plenty of time to geld him, i think he will be gelded sometime just got to decide when, as i have had him for 4 years and have no intentions of selling him, but as i said if hes not going to breed anymore foals i think for his own sanity he would be best gelded and then i will start showing him as a ridden gelding and concentrate on his ridden career, we have had two lovely partbred fillies to keep from him, and won't breed him to our mares for the sake cause we couldn't afford to keep any more at the moment and we wouldn't be able to part with the foal so i think if we do breed another foal for my partners sake it would have to be a warmblood, cause the partbreds are a bit small. |
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Kizzys Mum
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England
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Posted - 19 Nov 2008 : 6:04:56 PM
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| I had my section A gelded at 9 and apart from having to be under full sedation (apparently more than a youngster) he was absolutly fine, went out with mares and was a lot happier for it I certainly would have no qualms about gelding at that age again |
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Songbird
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England
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Posted - 19 Nov 2008 : 6:06:41 PM
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| I had Zak gelded when he was 8 as he was becoming too dodgy in company and I was out competing in dressage in just two weeks . He had no probs at all . It was done in the June . |
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Lanabanana
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Posted - 19 Nov 2008 : 6:09:57 PM
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I had my PBA gelded at about 11yrs, he had always been quite a macho stallion , but literally changed overnight. He had quite a bit of swelling, but no serious complications. |
     
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Pashon2001
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Mrs Vlacq
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Posted - 19 Nov 2008 : 7:32:17 PM
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It's doable - just pick a good time of year in terms of hormones and turnout options.
If they are large they can swell / need stitched where a baby wouldn't.
Depends on his personality - I know of 1 mild mannered boy gelded in his teens (for convenience, not because he was stroppy at all)... he literally gave up on life and dwindled, think he was gone in about 6-8months, so sad |
    
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pat ww
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Posted - 19 Nov 2008 : 7:40:03 PM
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| Ditto Mrs V. The timing is important for a fully mature and well developed boy, I had a four year old done a bit too late in spring, he did swell and take longer to heal than his brother gelded at the same age but mid winter. |
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trinity
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Scotland
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Posted - 19 Nov 2008 : 10:13:19 PM
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| We had a 10yr rescue stallion gelded last November. He had a bit of swelling, but stayed out with access to a field shelter and he was fine. It's taken a while for the hormones to settle (and he has developed a liking to geldings!) but all horses are difference. I think the biggest difference is the cost as he had to go in to the vets for the op. |
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FelicityR
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England
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Posted - 20 Nov 2008 : 07:38:37 AM
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| We have a Arab gelding now 15 at our livery yard who was gelded at 10yr old, hes fine, still occasionally has snort and blow and likes 'herding' the other livery horses geldings or mares but all in all a perfect gent. If this move bests suits you and your boy go for it. |
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parrot
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Posted - 20 Nov 2008 : 8:23:49 PM
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| depends on how much you love your boy,and if you really need to do it,9 times out of 10 it will be fine ,but are you willing to take that risk? |
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Qui Gon Jinn
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Posted - 20 Nov 2008 : 9:56:05 PM
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I have a friend with an Arab Stallion who is the most wonderful laid back character you could meet. She has bred from him for her own pleasure over the last 14 years and kept all but 2 of his babies (one of the reasons why she now has 12 horses!!). He is rising 17 years old now and she did consider gelding him this year, as she isn't planning to breed horses now for herself PLUS she was chosey as to who she allowed him to cover. It was important to her that whoever had one of his babies would have a home for life. In the end she hasn't gelded him and he is happy living with a shetland gelding for company. He rides and plays and is very settled as a Stallion, so perhaps your lad would be happy being kept entire so long as you were able to manage the situation well. My friend keeps her horses at home, so maybe the livery yard situation wouldn't be so ideal for Rocians if there are lots of horses coming and going?
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