if you were buying a youngster

Would look at a colt but would prefer it to be gelded before i got it, don't need the cost of getting it done and no intention of breeding.
 
Would prefer to buy it already gelded but tbh if I liked the horse and it was a reasonable price (would pay less for a comparable colt because I would need to pay for gelding), then I would be happy to have it done myself.
 
I would look at a colt, and it wouldn't put me off, my youngster that I bought 6 months ago was a colt, and was untouchable!
But if you were to buy a colt you would need to ensure that you had the facilities for it, or plan to get it cut quite soon after you've got it.
 
Depends on the colt. I have had mine 9 months now , he is due to be cut next month but I have never had a days worry with him treat him like a gelding . He has never done anything wrong ( twice sneaked under the electric fencing for more grass , came back when called) so I have left him as I prefer them done in the spring.
 
buying a colt would not put me off at all, I would geld it without hesitation. Now, selling a colt is a different matter, I would not sell a colt because I feel it is irresponsible. Re: youngsters to purchase, I wouldn't mind whether colt, filly or gelding, as long as it was what I wanted.
 
I bought a colt and then he was gelded where he had been bought from and lived there for a month before I brought him home as I had no facilities for a colt. Obviously it adds to the cost but he wasn't a lot of money anyway. It would only put me off if I had to bring it home ungelded.
 
It depends.
In the future I would like to have a dressage stallion with a view to breeding my own.
However I would ensure I had the time and facilities for a colt as I would prefer to buy a colt and raise it as opposed to buying a stallion.
Right now however a colt would put me off as my yard has no facilities for one, even if it was for a few days.
 
I'd prefer a gelding myself as I'm not geared for colts but I wouldn't not go to see a colt if I liked it enough, easy enough to get them chopped off in most cases. I'd also prefer to see any youngsters out in the field so I can assess their frame and natural movement better than when held in a stable which can give a false reading.
 
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