Geldings who were cut late

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I have a 5 year old connemara gelding who was cut late. Just wondering if he will ever grown out of the "stallioney" behaviour or whether he will always be like it? It's nothing unhandlable, just quirky habits, bolshyness (especially if you don't let him know your boundaries) striking out with his front feet when he's angry (and WANTS you to know about it ;) ) etc.

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My boy was cut late at eight years old, on the whole he is fine, we do have some face pulling he likes to think he is in charge, but soon backs down if I tell him off!
If I am out riding and we ride up behind a mare he does get rather excited and shows off by arching his neck and prances about, he has also retained quite a stallion like neck !
 
My beloved Arab was a late cut (11) ex working stallion. His progeny had fallen out of fashion - he was a leg at each corner style Crabbet. He did not have the more extreme dished head and longer neck, legs and body of what was selling at that point. He fell on hard times and I bought him when he was 12 from people who were unsuccesfully trying to turn him into a trotter. He had been nastily treated and was not up for any more force.
He was a lovely horse and I adored him for the following 12 years until he was pts due to athritis which was overtaking the treatment.
I found that the best and safest way to manage him was to "discuss" matters with him, rather than "tell" him. Clear consistent boundaries, no punishment other than repeating the action I needed him to do with firmness not confrontation. He never tried striking out at me, but would try to barge me if he wanted out of his stable/field quicker than I did. I found a Dually h/collar and a long lead rope and gloves helped. Tact, diplomancy and mutual respect worked. He was fine to ride out with mares, box up with them and be grazed next to them. He was a bit "snake faced" with geldings who came too close, although he was ok to turn out with them, as long as he wasn't crowded. If he was, he used the snake face and turned his back end on them, but didn't kick.
I would think if you treat your connie with firm tactful consistency he will become ok. I haven't had much experience with stallions, other than to ride a couple of Arab ones, who belonged to a friend. Lots of people on HHO will have, so their advice will probably be more helpful!
 
Thank you everyone for your replies, he has improved since he first came to me a year ago so I'm not too worried. It's interesting to hear personal stories as I've not had experience with this before so thanks again :)

Astonsmummy - that's interesting about the stamping front feet, that's the one thing I've not really been able to change with him
 
My welsh was cut late at about 3/4 we suspect and he has a stalliony neck and displays stallion-esque behaviour sometimes when he is around other horses, squealing, striking out with his front legs. He does a very good prance and jog too and likes to try and nip me when leading inhand, he also loves to grab things in his mouth, brushes, coats, buckets, chairs, you name it!
 
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My boy was about 6 when he was gelded.
As a stallion, he was almost unhandleable on the ground, but always sweet under saddle.
Since he's been done, he has calmed down immensley, and is a much nicer "person".
He can be a bit bargy, but he is a cob, and was dragged up rather than brought up, so that may be a coincidence. You can, however bawl him into the corner of the stable when he's being rude and he'll stand there like a naughty schoolboy, so he does know when he's overstepped the mark. He very definitely needs proper boundaries.
The only stalliony things he does now is his tendency to try and nip you when leading him, but he only does that in the winter, and he is a horrendous show off, which I quite like :D
 
My boy was cut at around 8, he had been used a couple of times.
He is an angel :)
But he was like that before I bought him so credit to previous owner!!
No titbits EVER, he is turned out with mares and geldings, and will only stamp his feet when bored of being tied up.
He does have the stallion neck still though, but in all honesty he is my dream horse :)
 
Apache was cut late, and he's a lot lot better than he used be, he still has the odd strop when he wants to, but nowhere near as often, or as bad.
 
Astonsmummy - that's exactly it! Or if I've left a wheelbarrow "in his way" it will get a visit from Kenny's front feet!

Trefnantblackknight - my aim is showing too so maybe it's not such a bad thing!
 
I have a late cut spanish you would not know he was a gelding he nips rears and boxes roars at other horses but dosent seem to have a great interest in mares hes a lot better than he was but prances like stallion with all the head tossing real show off. But when i take him to shows everyone with mares run for cover and iv been shouted at for taking a stallion to show by other people.
 
Reading this thread has made a few things click, big cob was cut at 9 still got solid build of a stallion and he is very into grabbing things with his mouth! He will also stamp occasionally at another horse seems to be happier around geldings. He is very easy to handle though, riding wise not sure that it effects him any more than any standard cob! Apparently he was a very easy stallion to have around and was only gelded for livery yard purposes :-)
 
My boy was cut before been broken but had been used several times as a stallion, he is quirky at the best of times but am not sure whether this was because he was used as a stallion or whether it was just him. :confused:

When we bought an experienced brood mare, he was up on top of her with his "old man" waving around ready to do the business!!! :o :o He is also very possessive of his "bird" and will duff any gelding who comes near or gets between him and his lady, again I don't know if this is just him or because he was used for breeding
 
My arab was cut at 4 he will often strike out at horses if they crowd him, he bosses my mare terrible in the field, he will chew anything he can get his teeth on loves licking my hands or even tries to lick my face, he also sticks his tongue out at you when he wants it squeezed and goes into a trance when you do, funny little boy he is but his always done it since he was two, he used to rear in hand all the time as a stallion and once he was cut he never did it again, but his personality is the same just calmer really.
 
Reading all of your replies it seems that being overly mouthy/nippy is also a characteristic? I thought he was just plain rude! It's not a malicious bite, but just nibbles, for example when doing up the front straps on his rugs he'll be nipping and licking at my hands or when brushing his forlock he'll grab the zip of my coat!
 
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Reading all of your replies it seems that being overly mouthy/nippy is also a characteristic? I thought he was just plain rude! It's not a malicious bite, but just nibbles, for example when doing up the front straps on his rugs he'll be nipping and licking at my hands or when brushing his forlock he'll grab the zip of my coat!
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Seems to be that way, my welsh monster grabs everything, including the leadrope as you trot him up inhand :rolleyes: My boy also likes zips :D It's funny comparing all the other late cut horses, it certainly explains a few of my pony's quirks.
 
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