joka
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Is there anyway to tell for certain if a horse is a rig, apart from its behaviour?
Rigged horses
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Bossanova
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The vet can do a blood test if you're worried
vicijp
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Have a feel? Or a bloodtest, if you think some muppet vet has left it in there and lopped off the other one.
joka
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Thanks. It's a horse were interested in but we have been warned he is possible rigged, so want to know one way or another. Will give the vet a call!
k9h
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Think blood test is the only way to find out for sure
& It is illegal to sell a rigg.
& It is illegal to sell a rigg.
PapaFrita
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It is illegal to sell a rigg.
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Is it? Why? Or do you mean it's illegal to sell a rig and not tell the prospective purchaser?
It is illegal to sell a rigg.
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Is it? Why? Or do you mean it's illegal to sell a rig and not tell the prospective purchaser?
polyphonic
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get the blood test done, also other organs of the body can produce testosterome if needed!
k9h
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I dont know why but it is illegal to sell a rig. Or at least it use to be.
polyphonic
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i cant understand as to why it would be. It can be a case of left tissue in the body not just testicles and you wouldnt know unless every horse was blood tested to prove as such
kcgibson
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I might sound silly so please forgive me! what do u mean by rigged horses? not heard the term used before
vicijp
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A rig is when 1 or both testicles dont descend properly.
Sometimes they grow inwards, but can still be removed.
If both are removed they become a gelding. Sometimes people have just the visible one removed, so the horse is still a rig.
It can casue complications, I know of a rig whose testicle fused his spine together(it was inoperable)and he had to be PTS.
People talk about 'riggy behaviour' but most of the time it is just the horses personality. The 'riggiest' horse we have here (herds mares/mounts geldings) isnt and never was a rig. Rigs can quite commonly be in a bit of pain and can be hard to handle in that area, and it can make them very ungenuine.
People quite often sell these types of horses as youngsters, as it is debatable as to whether they should have dropped yet. It is always something to check if you are buying a colt.
We've gelded 3 rigs the past 12 months. 2 were done standing, and the other was dropped. None had complications, and although obviously the one we dropped cost a fair bit more, it is easy to sort out in most cases.
Sometimes they grow inwards, but can still be removed.
If both are removed they become a gelding. Sometimes people have just the visible one removed, so the horse is still a rig.
It can casue complications, I know of a rig whose testicle fused his spine together(it was inoperable)and he had to be PTS.
People talk about 'riggy behaviour' but most of the time it is just the horses personality. The 'riggiest' horse we have here (herds mares/mounts geldings) isnt and never was a rig. Rigs can quite commonly be in a bit of pain and can be hard to handle in that area, and it can make them very ungenuine.
People quite often sell these types of horses as youngsters, as it is debatable as to whether they should have dropped yet. It is always something to check if you are buying a colt.
We've gelded 3 rigs the past 12 months. 2 were done standing, and the other was dropped. None had complications, and although obviously the one we dropped cost a fair bit more, it is easy to sort out in most cases.
kcgibson
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ah glad you cleared that up for me!! i go on colt castrates with my vet/boss so could have been embarassing if an owner had started talking to me about it, esp since we had a 'rig' 2 weeks ago. a 4/5 year old who only had one dropped testicle. we couldnt do it (we use open method only and had no means of sterile operating conditions) so had to go to a bigger equine practice with knock down box. Im surprised my vet didnt use the term. Thanks again, you've saved me potential embarrassment!!!
Taboo1968
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Isn't there an injection that can be given to calm them down?
vicijp
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Think you might mean Fendimene (sp)? They used to give it to troops in the war to reduce sex drive. The stallion Ive put my mare to is kept on it also.
polyphonic
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the drug isnt now avaialble according to my vets something to do with EU policy etc etc blah blah and now a monthly medication powder form is given. Thats on the basis of what the vets have told me
Rockchick_uk
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My lad has been tested twice for being a rig but both times he has come back negative, he is just very randy with the mares in the summer lol
I currently have him on RigCalm by Global Herbs and it has turned him from a dangerous 17hh ball of testosterone to my loving big fluff ball lol.
I currently have him on RigCalm by Global Herbs and it has turned him from a dangerous 17hh ball of testosterone to my loving big fluff ball lol.
sundance
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I had a rig and he was operated on at the grand age of 6 after my vet finally agreed to do the test just to shut me up. Till that time he just said that "it is spring and the mares are around and he is just loving life". He wasnt riding the rearing monster trying to turn himself into a rucksack when mares were about!! The test is done in 2 phases and the operation was a resounding result. He still had a bit of an attitude at times but he put on weight and became a much nicer happier horse.