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Yesterday my gelding had his you know what out. He rarely gets it out (well compared to my last geldling who would get it out at every opportunity!) only after hes ridden and had his feed.
Well yesterday he had it out and it was swollen, longer and wider and hard (not floppy like normal) (this is so wrong!!) :o

well I always worry about everything and want to call the vet out for anything, but am always being told i'm paranoid. So I thought I'd leave it till today. But then I had a look on previous posts on here about it and panicked! I went down this morning ready to call the vets. and it isnt swollen anymore - should I worry anymore?

I gave it a good clean with warm water. His sheath was never swollen and he isnt in pain hes really happy in himself.

He does act quite riggy, not when ridden. Hes kept in a field with geldings. But when there were mares put next door, 10ft hedge between him and them, he made a gap in the hedge to see them, and when I used to turn him out he'd gallop up their and spend the whole day there, cut his legs trying to get through the wire in the hedge.

When a mare is in season he has tried to get over the stable door (not like him at all, hes normally such a laid back chappie. The mares been moved from next door stable. He would constantly do little rears up to her stable. Could he have been excited? never been around a stallion so not sure what an erect one looks like?

I did try to get a 'bean' out, but couldnt get anything- I'm thinking maybe get the vet out anyway?

opinions please?
 
I wouldnt worry about the willy but I would worry about the riggyness. Are you sure they got the correct bits? It may by that you need to give him some form of anti-rig supplement.

Don't worry too much though, I'd get the vet out but not on an emergency call or anything. xxxx
 
If my boy behaved like yours when mares are around, for peace of mind I'd askthe vet to check if he was a rig. It may not be a problem but might change how you manage him.

Good luck!
 
Sounds like he was a 'happy' boy at the time lol. I've noticed a couple of times that Harry's was quite rigid when he got it out, but then again, they could of just been stretching it, or like typical blokes, just get random 'excitements' occuring lol.

I'd be worried about the riggy-ness, maybe get it checked out, confirmed one way or another as there may be something you can do to reduce it and prevent yourself worry/stress over hurting himself :)
 
Hi,

Yup, I agree with the above, sounds like he was a little 'Frisky' if its not swollen erm how can i put this, erm permanently. But yeah if he's busting doors and fence lines to get to the girls. The vet may be a sensible option.

There's being a tart and there's rigginess (is that even a word) my horse is a tart but given the option his stomach comes first.
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thanks for advice.
Will ask vet about riggyness. I was in the stable with him when he did it. he had his headcollar on. I pulled him back and gave him a smack on the nose. and he soon behaved himself.
I wouldnt say hes dangerous with it. When I ride him he very well behaved even if an in season mare is in the field next door.
It's only when its made openly available to him if you know what I mean. The mares would stand there doing what in season mares do.
Hes stabled opposite a mare at the mo, and hes been very well behaved but she hasnt been on season yet so hes not been prevoked.
 
This is pretty normal stuff for many geldings. I very much doubt he is a rig. Most rigs are "behaviour rigs", it's not physical, it's mental, caused by something about the way they live, or something in their past. I had a riggy gelding, in his case it was due to being kept in a stable for 6 months, ending up being cross-tied because he became aggressive. (What a surprise). Some mares can be quite encouraging to geldings, it's not always the gelding that instigates the action.
So, his willy getting hard is normal.
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His behaviour is pretty normal as well. There must be a supplement you can get him to see if it will help, maybe someone else knows. I have a holistic vet, who would send me a remedy for this. The last time it was my mare being mounted by a gelding (she spent a patient week showing him what she wanted!!)
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I was sent a remedy to give both of them, which worked within a few days.
 
I have six geldings, one 12hands has been known to 'cover' my mare in spring, one climbed over the top of a mare so was either side of a mare and one always gets it out when he's happy.
I also have a 3 year old colt, totally different. Mares will flirt with geldings wether in season or not but not your nelly with a colt. They know the difference.
 
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