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sian_x101

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Just a question for all of you who have had colts...
What did you do when they started to become coltish?

Mine in the past week has become very coltish and i want to stop this behaviour really. I've been telling him off but i don't know whether this is enough or not
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Any advice would be brilliant
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you phone the vet up and he /she comes and removes these things called testicles
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. Afterall, unless you've a purebred that will be an asset to the breeding of horses in this country there's no point in keeping it entire anyway.
 
he's 10 nearly 11 months
i did concider him teething but everyone on my yard said that he would be too young
 
If you have no experience of handling an entire.... find out how to fast before the colt becomes a liability. Don't panic, everyone has to start somewhere.

If you are not going to keep it as a stallion, get it cut!
 
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If you have no experience of handling an entire.... find out how to fast before the colt becomes a liability. Don't panic, everyone has to start somewhere.

If you are not going to keep it as a stallion, get it cut!

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Believe me i am
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! As soon as he drops but i'm just thinking about advice in the mean time whilst i'm waiting for the time went he decides to drop
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:D I would love to but he's not even dropped yet!!

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Phone your local stud and ask if someone can come and advise you.
 
Very well known show rider once told me he never handled his stallions without a piece of blue pipe. Its tough enough to give them a good whack across the chest, and the sound often does the trick, but not so hard as it could do damage.

We're quite lucky with the colts at our yard, they only became trouble at three, so off they came. Stallion is handled in a chiffney, and theres one colt who's brilliant, still just in headcollar. Fingers crossed it stays that way!
 
My last colt we rather coltish by 15months - He was shortly gelded, regreted ever since*, he was often seen mounting his gelding mates (Rather embarasing when his mates liverys were around!
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) TBH he's a complete handful now - thats youngsters for you - every things a brillant game!

Best thing it to take something with you, pipe, feed stirrer, to put him in place quickly.

*Well bred, well put together, brillant attitude, and paces to match - would of been just what the breed needed - sadly we where at livery at the time.
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Dont let age put you off! If he is acting coltish then the hormones are stirring from somewhere! I had a friend whos colt was cut at 9 months. My boy was cut at 18 months, there was nothing to see but they were lurking. If he will let you have a feel around & see if you can feel em. If yor not sure get the vet out to check.
 
My goodness I can't belive what I'm reading!I treat my colts like I would treat any other youngster, even a filly will go through the bargy bitey stage,its your job to teach them its not acceptable.Be fair and consistant ,never accept bad behaviourAs for biting,Turn your back on him but keep an eye on what he's doing If your colt decides hes going to bite you,dig him hard with your elbow don't say anything and don't look at him he'll soon figure out that the action hes hellbent on doing results in him hurting himself,and he won't blame it on you.A horse never does anything specifically designed to 'get at you' he's just following his instincts.In a herd situation there will be an alpha stallion his job is to look after everyone else so he's supremely intellegent (handy when teaching a colt!)and in return he will get certain privilages like his pick of mares etc.the younger stallions and colts in the herd will constantly challenge the alpha stallion hoping that at some point he'll be old enough and weak enogh for them to take over as alpha male.For this reason your colt or stallion will always challenge you,as today might be the day he gets to be boss! just let him know calmly and fairly that for the moment you are still in charge!I have two colts and a stallion,all live together and are well mannered and respectful of myself and my mares.NEVER hold a grudge against him just be consistant and persistant!good luck!
 
I had mine cut a month back now as a 2yo, hes never been an issue really, with firm and consistant handling there is absolutely no reason why a colt should be any different to any other youngster. Dont handle him like a 'big bad stallion' just handle him like a youngster that needs to know rules and boundries.
 
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