Arguments for NOT gelding

[spotty_pony]

How old are you 8 or 18?

There are far too many horses being bred, have you got the next burghley winner on your hands? I think not.

You wait until he's three, and he's more than likely to think he's still got them and be a complete nuisance

Totally unnecessary. Just being OP doesn't want to geld her horse, doesn't necessarily mean she is planning on breeding from it!

 

[FionaM12]

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Incredibly beautiful photo, Enfys.

 

[diluteherd]

Hey!

Well just a little update, been a testing few days for the big boys behaviour - what with lorries, farming gadgets, load noises (MASSIVE roll of thunder just as I was trimmming his fetlocks for the show - didnt even react, I have come to the conclusion he is totally deaf ) AND we had out very first show today!!!

Lots of wonderful comments from the judge about him and his behaviour and the usual one of 'my lord, he's going to be massive!!'

His behaviour couldnt really be faulted at all, ok you could tell he wasnt a seasoned show goer - lots of neighing and not settling but he was amazing, I was so proud we did his first class youngstock, he was a little on edge and didnt settle too well in the line up, but we managed a really nice trot and got placed 3rd out of a reasonably large class. We then did rare and foreign breeds class, by which time he was brilliant, totally chilled in the line up and we got a first!

So smitten owner today and my dad was there, think he was impressed too

 

[katiesdolphin]

I think your just right to wait and see! We kept a really well bred conny entire till he was 3! Unfortunatly he ended up over height so was No good as a stallion but what a fab neck he has because of it! I've a yearling roan conny I'm keeoing entire and praying he makes the height! I'm also on my own land so am able to to this and my husband is a farmer and wouldn't be a big fan of stallions either lol!

 

[marmalade76]

I keep hearing about the 'well filled /well muscled neck' being used as a reason for gelding late, which translates to me as a short cut to a well muscled horse without putting in all those hours of schooling and fittening And the funny thing is I know two that were gelded late (both were used also) and both had fairly scrawny necks after the hormones had worn off.

 

[montysmum1]

Well done for your first show together!! That's a great start to proving your point to your Dad.

 

[*Spider*]

I have two rescue colts, both whom have never been out their stable. The bigger one was a tad nervy but was bought around quite quickly and bought to my yard. He mingled with my big 16.2 hunter type and they loved each other, so no need to keep him on his own for 3 years. But unfortunately a mare a few fields away came into season and he was jumping 5ft post and rail to get to her. That's when he had to be cut as otherwise he would have stayed a real man for as long as possible. (No intention of breeding him but should have after his incredible jumping ability!)
He's gorgeous. If you can cope with him, why not? I couldn't cope with my little boy being a menace (he'd jump out stable too)