'lively' gelding who should know better

[OFG]

Just wondered if anyone else has a gelding that gets, erm, rather 'excited' when around mares / mares in season?

A new little filly has come to my place for 3 months while I help the owner with her handling (posted about it a couple of weeks ago, asking for advice on the best way to handle her)

Since arriving at the yard this morning my gelding (who is 15.2 and 37 years old) has been going nuts over her (she is a very dainty Welsh A, no more than 10hh). He has been charging up and down the fence line in the field and when in the stable has been leaning over the door to lick her (fenced yard area in front of stables so have been introducing filly to others over stable doors etc).

He has been walking around rather aroused all day to the point of spraying everywhere.

Put him in stable tonight and he went nuts, rushing around and calling to her and within minutes was dripping with sweat, throwing himself at the stable door and generally getting himself totally stressed.

I have never seen him quite this bad before and am worried that he is going to either hurt himself, get himself thoroughly stressed whenever she is out of his sight or hurt her when in with her.

Anyone have any suggestions on how to deal with this?

 

[Devonshire dumpling]

Don't let him near the mare? Is this possible?

 

[starryeyed]

^ This!
If he continues to be this wound up over her (hopefully he'll calm down!) and be likely to potentially hurt himself then perhaps try the global herbs "rigcalm"? I know some people don't agree with using supplements/dont think they work, but we used it on our "lively" () gelding who's convinced he's a stallion when we had a mare on loan, and I was really surprised at how effective it was! It started to kick in in less than a week and he was suddenly completely uninterested in her, an angel to handle again and wasn't charging round dripping in sweat for hours on end and stressing whenever he couldn't see her. Could be worth a try, but hopefully in time he'll chill out a little, I'm sure others will have other suggestions to try but this was the first thing that came to my mind as it made a huge difference to our boy.

 

[OFG]

Thanks Starryeyed. May well try rig calm.

Of all the things I had pre anticipated happening with this pony coming to mine, this was not one of them. Yes he gets quite attached to the other ponies and when we take the other 2 out he calls out but then settles.

This is a whole new ball game.

He spent the day pacing the fence line watching her, he hadn't eaten his tea and hasn't touched his hay today either. Haven't seen him graze much.

Brought him in to yard to sort out rugs tonight and he is curdled with sweat all over. He has snapped the lead rein clip, sheared the metal in two, when tied up in his attempt to get her back in sight. Has barged me and whacked me about the head twice spinning around.

Will have a chat with the owner about it all. Pony came on the provision that as long as the balance / well being of my lot were fine she could stay. May have to reconsider arrangement.

I can't afford to have the idiot hurt himself and as I was already trying to get condition back on him, as it had dropped off, him not eating and fretting 24/7 is not going to be good for him.

 

[yaffsimone1]

I have a 13 yr old Sec D Gelding (not cut late), who had been living seperate from mares for nearly 3 years (mares and gelding were all seperated)

He moved to a new yard where he was turned out with mares for the first time in years, within a week he was horny and bringing most of the mares into season, it was bedlam!

I put him on Oestress for moody mares and geldings showing riggy behaviour, within another week all the hornyness and mounting stopped. The mares would try anything to get his interest but it wasnt happening, i would highly recommend this supplement

When i did cut his supplement down, his mounting started again so i put the dose back up and the funny business stopped.

I was very fortunate that he was not aggressive in his behaviour, he wouldnt actually do the deed just go through the motions (if i shouted at him he would hop off and look all sheepish) and he was very carefull in which mares he chose, i.e being those that wouldn't kick him from one side of the field to the other!

 

[OFG]

Thanks

He already lives with a mare and has done in the past and I have never seen him act like this before

Will be stopping in feed merchant on way home from work tomorrow and stock up on some stuff to calm the dirty old man down