advice needed with colt

[pixiebee]

im picking up my very good bargain colt later on today-he is a registered 2yr old sec A (those of you who told me to go for it thanks!)
he has not been handled much at all so it really is going to be an education from scratch.
I have got feral foals from the forest and worked with them successfully, but that was 7 yrs ago-so need brushing up.

Im not sure if i'll keep him, if he is a nice type i will probably keep him for my son and showing him.
but do i get him gelded or if he is for showing is he better as a stallion? love the way stallions look with their muscle!
what age do i get his vaccinations done?
when can i start teaching him to lunge and have tack on etc(obviosuly after getting him used to humans and being handled that is!)
when do i get teeth done etc?

 

[vicijp]

Gelding - If you are not worried about keeping him entire then make no plans and take it as it comes (ie. if it comes = get them off).
Jabs - Id get his first 2 in quick before the bad weather comes.
Lungeing - My 2 welshie 2yos have just started doing a bit (welsh A and C/D). By a bit I eman literally 3 turns each way then go off longreining.
Teeth - Check for wolf teeth before you bit, and then just keep an eye on them until midway through 3yo year. Do too much before then and you will mess up the caps coming off.

 

[StaceyTanglewood]

Ive just started longreining my 2yo and as above doing a bit of lunging but on a big circle and only a couple of turns on each rein !! he picked up the lunging better than the longreining bless him !!

ive actually laid over his back (im only 7stone) and he is nearly 16hh so dont panick everyone !!

He is such an angel no one ever beleives me he is a colt but i did breed him so have been on top of his manners from day one x x

 

[Partoow]

I have never started work with my stallionbs before the age of 3. The horses i have had most problems with that have been sent to me for work are those that were started rather early.
For my 2yr old i expect him to walk on a head collar tie up be groomed move back from me when i enter the box have his feet picked out and except being rugged up. So genrally be a young horse , try and find him some company, some geldings can , for some reason wind colts up but on the whole most of my colts have had company until they become too boisterous at 3-4yrs but some are always able to have a friend especially if they are not covering. Once they are covering i think it is not advised as they want to fight to establish their dominance.
I do not like lunging one bit for young horses too little control and too much potential for damage on young limbs. I simply make sure the horse will lead happily from BOTH sides. i try not to be 'sideist' when dealing with young horses and find that this helps a lot later on.
You need to be VERY firm and when you say what you want you must mean it and get what you set out to acheive.
Some of the worst entires i've had to deal with have been ponies because they are seen as cute and even if you eventually decide to geld him much, colty behaviour will stick as 'learnt' behaviour even if you have his bits off.
As for jabs, for me now i have the Herpies jabs as my priority especially in colts and as it is SO important when it comes to poor performance later in life. Obviously tetanus is vital and then the flu. In my young horses i have the jabs seperately. Especially the Tetanus as it seems to be this that will cause a reaction if their is a reaction.

 

[pixiebee]

how does it work with showing-eg is gelded or entire prefered. if i was to choose to keep him entire, would it be unfair to not have him cover anything? what age is considered a good age to geld if i choose to do it? and is it possible to have a sane stallion? lol

 

[jewel]

if you are going to geld him have it done as soon as possible, with the showing alot of classes with kids don't aloud stallion as far as i know. and i think it is possible to have a sane stallion however i don't think it's a good idea for a kids riding pony