To Geld or not?

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shadowboy

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Due to not going to show, I asked a local Show pony producer to come and see the boyo and she loved him- said he was 'true to type' but refined enough to put to show pony mares. She said if I wanted to sell she would buy him. (I dont want to sell) and a girl from the local equine college has said she pulling out of our class in a fortnight as she hasnt got a hope in hell of getting placed against him- all comments have been favourable, he trots, walks and canters fantastically ver straight and open- however - the last few weeks he has become difficult - hes started nipping occasionally - and I do mean occasionally, but he does a lot of head tossing which is irritating when your trying to put a headcollar on, and kicking the door and pawing at the door/floor of his stable, calling out to the others etc and Im wonding if he sould be gelded purely for ease of management? We have a show on the 21st which is a qualifier for the Royal London and The Amateur Showing Society, and depending how he fares I think I will have him cut. If he gets placed/qualifies I'll keep him entire but if not I think he'll be done October when the fly numbers/heat is reduced. Would you say this is the best way to decide?

Be as honest as you want. I will too!
 
How old his he.

I left my boy till he was 2½ as I was undecided as to wether he was stallion material. I gelded him in the end as I didn't like his attitude - he could be most difficult at times.

He's grown into a really lovely horse and at times I wish I hadn't gelded him.

Main consideration is do you have the facilities to keep him as a stallion?
 
Thanks for your eeply. He's 13months old. Facilities are great for a colt at the mo- but will be moving to shrops at end of year. I would like to hire my own yard once there- but if all else fails a friend of my mums owns a sec D stud in shrops with 6 foot fencing and individual turnout for stallions so thats not a worry- its the new impatient attitude that hes grown and the nipping- i dont want it to get worse! and its making him less pleasant to be around
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I will alway wish my three year old was still entire, like yours he would of been an excellent stallion however likes yours his temperment would of made him too much of a handful. It's not that he had a bad temperment, he is just confident which also makes him hard to discipline, it's harder to gain respect with a horse thats not scared of anything!! Even once gelded he popped a five foot six fence to get in with other horses and can be a completle nightmare to do. I can't regert my dission because I wasn't in a position to cope with a lively stallion.

I personally would leave your wee man, be very strick and see how you get on. If he becomes unmanagable then rethink although I understand it may be too late to easy his character by then. Still you can always cut later but once it's done...

SORRY ABOUT THE SPELLING. (I'm very tired) Good luck with him xx
 
If you have the facilities, then go for it!!
Little things like that can be worked on to improve.
I sorely regret gelding my weeman as to begin with i felt he was going to be too much. and then the month before he was gelded turned into a saint. Im kicking myself!
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