colt castration-aftercare in stable

[Tnavas]

When my colt was gelded he was turned out immediately afterwards. Much better for him to be moving around and reducing swelling plus no risk of flies in November. Tying a yearling up for two days just seems wrong.

All mine are turned out after, it helps to keep the swelling down.
Where stabled horses have been gelded they have been put on the walker several times during the day for a week or so to allow swelling to disperse.

Leaving a horse tied up to prevent lying down is a horrible thought.

 

[Tnavas]

You mention stitches, will it be a closed castration where they stitch up the wound? The colts I have had castrated have had a very small wound left open(un-stitched) to drain. They have been turned out immediately.

I've never known a castration to be stitched either. If the clamps have been used correctly and left on for long enough there should be no risk of haemoraging.

The last one I had gelded swelled up really badly, vet called in and with one quick flick of a finger opened the two edges to allow the wound to drain.

Please start a new trend to allow newly gelded horses to be turned out. Good on you for turning your foal out young, here in New Zealand most of our foals are born outside, and it might be raining too. They are usually fine.