Rig test result

[Chocoholic]

Hello more of a lurker than a poster but enjoy all your tales and find this forum really informative anyway I’ve had my new horse (4 year old Welsh d gelding) tested for being a rig

The result is back as >0.10 so vet has said as his result is one he’s definitely not a rig but is his result not 0.ten?
Sorry if I’m being really thick can anyone explain it to me don’t want to phone vets back and sound thick I’d rather ask on here first. I’ve also attached actual test sheet
Thanks in advance for any help

 

[ester]

Result is less than 0.1 (probably the lowest result for the test)

Anything less than 0.2 = gelding not a rig

 

[Sossigpoker]

If the horse was gelded in the UK he's very , very unlikely to have retained a testicle or testicular tissue due to our generally high standard of veterinary care.
Just FYI in case anyone is wondering if their horse might be a true rig.
But geldings can keep some stallion like behaviours even if correctly gelded, that's not unusual.

 

[Birker2020]

If the horse was gelded in the UK he's very , very unlikely to have retained a testicle or testicular tissue due to our generally high standard of veterinary care.
Just FYI in case anyone is wondering if their horse might be a true rig.
But geldings can keep some stallion like behaviours even if correctly gelded, that's not unusual.

They thought a previous horse of mine was a false rig. That means a horses that has no retained testicular tissue but acts like a stallion.

As it eventually proved it wasn't him mounting the geldings. but another high ranking horse in the herd.

 

[dorsetladette]

yep think thats the lowest result you can get on the rig tests.

Out of interest what lead you to wanting a rig test?

 

[Chocoholic]

yep think thats the lowest result you can get on the rig tests.

Out of interest what lead you to wanting a rig test?

Hi we decided to have him tested as he’s very colt like in his behaviour - strikes out with front leg, very mouthy on everything even putting his head collar on he’s biting it all the time and bites you a lot. He is overly interested in other horses poos when out and about, does the flehmen response constantly, does all his poos in one place and is very dominant over the gelding he shares his home with. All these things could just be because he is young and immature but we just decided to have him tested as he was due his vaccinations so the vet was coming out anyway and it was to rule it out so I wasn’t constantly thinking is he/isn’t he and give me peace of mind. I can now just say he’s not a rig he’s just a dickhead

 

[Chocoholic]

If the horse was gelded in the UK he's very , very unlikely to have retained a testicle or testicular tissue due to our generally high standard of veterinary care.
Just FYI in case anyone is wondering if their horse might be a true rig.
But geldings can keep some stallion like behaviours even if correctly gelded, that's not unusual.

Thanks for your reply
I had heard it was rare but it was just for my peace of mind that I had him checked as you never know

 

[Chocoholic]

Result is less than 0.1 (probably the lowest result for the test)

Anything less than 0.2 = gelding not a rig

Thanks for replying, really relieved he’s come back negative

 

[Melody Grey]

Mine (in profile pic) has all of the behaviours you list but was cut late and previously used as a stallion….so I put it down to that, behaviours formed while he was still entire. Any chance yours could be the same?

 

[Chocoholic]

Mine (in profile pic) has all of the behaviours you list but was cut late and previously used as a stallion….so I put it down to that, behaviours formed while he was still entire. Any chance yours could be the same?

Hi thanks for the reply. He’s never been used as a stallion and was gelded at 19months old according to his passport. I think it is just his personality. I’m doing a lot of groundwork with him and he is improving but the mouthiness and biting is better some days than others

 

[Chocoholic]

Mine (in profile pic) has all of the behaviours you list but was cut late and previously used as a stallion….so I put it down to that, behaviours formed while he was still entire. Any chance yours could be the

Hi thanks for the reply. He’s never been used as a stallion and was gelded at 19months old according to his passport. I think it is just his personality. I’m doing a lot of groundwork with him and he is improving but the mouthiness and biting is better some days than others

Your boy is gorgeous. I saw a Steve young video the other day that said the majority of horses he goes out too are black Welsh D’s which is what my boy is (my profile pic is of my old pony I lost a few years back)

 

[Melody Grey]

Hi thanks for the reply. He’s never been used as a stallion and was gelded at 19months old according to his passport. I think it is just his personality. I’m doing a lot of groundwork with him and he is improving but the mouthiness and biting is better some days than others

Monty’s ‘cheeky nips’ are seeking reassurance from me I think- he has mellowed over the years (thankfully!)

 

[Melody Grey]

Monty is Welsh x sports horse (assumed to be a TB related accident!)….combining the Welsh dragon with the athleticism of a racehorse….. great idea!