Hi Im New! And a question about gelding a stallion please

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I am sorry to post so soon however I need some advise please.(it maybe long!)
At the livery yard where I keep my horse they have recently turned out a horse who was gelded about 5/6 weeks ago. He is about 10 years old and was covering mares.
He went into the field and is behaving very stallion like, (as expected) he has inflicted horrible bite wounds / kick marks on most of the horses.
There is only one mare in the field and he is being very protective over.The rest of the horses are geldings. He will not let the mare go over to the hay and sticks by her all the time. When she tries to move away he 'herds' her into the corner of the field. He has brought the mare into season as well and her owner nearly got kicked trying to bring her in so decided to just leave her out.
One of the liveries approached the yard owner but she didnt really say much back to him. ??
Will he settle down? I am not experienced with stallions and could really do with some advice as I am nervous to go into the field to get my horse at the moment.
And also could he get the mare into foal? I havent seen him cover her but was just wondering if he could?
Thank you in advance for any advice , tea and bourbons for everyone :)
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If he has been properly gelded, then there is no way he could get her in foal. It takes a while for the hormones to leave the system after the operation, but if he is an older horse that has covered mares some of his behaviour will be habit rather than hormone and that will take a very long time to change, if ever. 5-6 weeks is not a long time, so he probably is still hormonal, especially at this time of the year. He will settle more as the breeding season draws to a close, but how much, you will have to wait and see.

If I had my horses at the yard, I would be passing on all vets bills to the owner if any of them received injuries!!!
 
If he was gelded 5 to 6 weeks ago he should be safe however keeping him away from mares for 2 to 3 months is a safer margin to work on.

He won't have brought the mare into season. Heat cycles come around every 19-21 days in normal healthy mares.

The mare is unlikely to suffer any physical damage from him however the geldings are at a much higher risk and they need to be separated from him as a matter of urgency! He could inflict horrific damage to the geldings and it is very irresponsible for the YO to put these horses (and people) in harms way.

Breeding stallions who are gelded late can often take up to a whole breeding season later to calm down although some can chill out within a few months.

If your YO will not do the sensible thing then I think you have no option but to move to another yard.
 
there is a situation similar to yours across road from me. gelded 3 years ago (previous breeding stallion), he has been moved to 3 yards since owners got him 3 years ago. cant be allowed near mares and is aggressive to geldings, they have now decided to get another little pony to keep him company. lets just say... I would not allow it near any other horse at the moment. good luck
 
***UPDATE***

When I go up the yard yesterday afternoon the mare had been brought in by her owner and she has hoof marks like scrapes all down her hind quarters. One of the girl up the farm said thats from where he's been mounting her and using his hooves to get into position!
She has been bitten on her neck and some of her mane has been chewed/pulled out and she had marks over her body and head.
5 of the geldings have bites marks on their necks (like he was going for their wind pipes!!)
The person who owns the mare called the horses owner and asked them to come and remove him from the field , which they did and he's now back in his stable screaming his head off. Bless him :(
One of the girls spoke to y/m this morning and she seems like she is accepting now that the horse is a danger and said she going to 'try' and get the owners to move him to another yard. So we will have to wait and see.....
 
am glad the situation is now under control with minimal injury to all involved, hope all the wounds heal quick and the YO/YM has learnt a valuable lesson!
 
competitiondiva said:
am glad the situation is now under control with minimal injury to all involved, hope all the wounds heal quick and the YO/YM has learnt a valuable lesson!
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I hope so but the stallions owner said they are turning him back out in a week or two, just need to establish if its with the others or on his own (I have a nasty feelings its back out with the others) :( :(
 
Your YO has a duty of care and responsibility for the horses on their land. If this horse is turned back out with the others, then the YO could potentially be leaving themselves open to prosecution for injury to people, never mind the other horses!
 
As a responsible yard owner and Stallion owner, I cannot believe there are people that would allow this to happen. that horse is not only a danger to the mare, geldings and people around him, it is also horribly unfair to him. At 10yrs old and having previously covered mares, he will know his "job". What are his owners thinking? He should be kept quiet and away from mares and introduced slowly. Some stallions will take to there new life quickly (6months) others years some never! If they try to put this horse back in a herd please for everyones sake get the other horses out this horse has the potential to kill ( and no I am not being dramatic I have seen it happen)
 
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