Normal Gelding Behaviour

[silverstar]

Ok thick post here but....................

What is normal gelding behaviour around mares? My horse goes nuts when he is around a mare who is on our yard.

Thanx

 

[Vindaloo]

Not sure about normal but mine is a bit of a stallion wannabe! He nickers and chats them up and gets 'ahem' excited in a very obvious way. He's young yet though.

Can't turn him out with them, he tries to jump them! Think it all depends on the individual. My old lad who was cut very late was a total gent with the ladies and never acted improperly. He wouldn't let another gelding near a favourite though.

Are you concerned he may be a rig?

 

[Jemayni]

My horse is really fiesty around mares as he wasnt cut until he was 4 & covered 2 mares before this. I think he hasnt yet realised his manhood is long gone. Do you know when he was gelded?

 

[silverstar]

I dont know when he was cut. I've had him 6 years. Cant work it out maybe each gelding is different. He doesn't mount them.

 

[herbert]

Have been watching this trend towards abnormal gelding behaviour for a while now and am beginning to strongly suspect that vets are leaving a longer length of cord than they used to making geldings more riggy. 20 years ago geldings were geldings but not any more.

 

[miller]

My lad was gelded at nearly 5 and had covered ex owners mares in his 3rd and 4th year - he pays no interest to mares at all until they throw themselves at him. (OH's mare is a tart and he has been known to very occasionally mount her) but other than that no problems at all rideen or turned out

 

[dunthing]

We have a 17 year old arab who was only cut two years ago and he's a saint around our mare. He never bothers her and nor do the other geldings, although she flirts with them.

 

[CentrestageSHS]

I have a 5-year old warmblood gelding who was not gelded until he was 4. He lives in a herd situation but all the other horse's are OAP'S!!! He did live with with another young competition horse but they were constantly injuring each other. In "his herd" he is most certainly the leader as the youngest, biggest and strongest. There are 3 old broodmares that are retired and he mounts them daily!!! They love it, we call him the pimp and his laydee's!!! They seem to be constantly in season and just stand for him!!! We were concerned at first but now it is just his way of life, he is very happy though! He looks very much like a stallion with a huge crest and displays all the typical behaviour. We are hoping that he keeps the presence and muscle as he was only kept entire for his young horse classes and was never intended as a breeding stallion but as a competition horse.
So I would say as long as he is not damaging himself or the mare and the mare's owner is happy, do not worry too much about it. Don't let him be too concerned with mares when you are riding or at a show though or it could be a pain, we don't even let our entire stallions get interested in the girlies or "talk" to them as we all know were chatting up leads to!!!! They know when they get their chifneys on it is time, but only then!!!

 

[Nudibranch]

My mare lives with two geldings (and some other mares), the geldings constantly play fight and the biggest acts like a stallion, herding the mares, calling when one is taken out, etc. Its a bit of a nightmare as it makes my mare quite "herd bound". I don't dare separate her as she'd probably try and jump the fence... yet used to keep her with other geldings who wouldn't dream of carrying on like that. Don't know what makes the difference.

 

[harrihjc]

my gelding throws himself on the floor with his legs in the air in the field whenever he see's a mare. Poor soul is clueless!