Urination in a stress response situation, Advice please

[lil85]

My gelding took a bit of a beating from his field companions today which is unusual. He usually keeps himself to himself.

I found him in a bit of state (rug ripped, huge bite marks all over him) and away from the herd and when one did come near, he panicked, wet himself and took off. This happened twice while I was with him but his back legs were saturated in urine which suggests he's done it quite a lot today...

I've never heard/seen this before...is this a stress response?

Obviously I'll keep an eye on him and get the vet in if he shows any sign of needing medical attention.

Just interested to see if anyone has had experience of this...

 

[Mike007]

Just a thought .Horses sense when a herd member is ill and will aggressively drive it off. It could be that your boy has a problem they are reacting to. Call the vet would be my advice .

 

[lil85]

They put a mare next to a herd of geldings today and she's been there all winter but she'd been gone a few days. Now she's back I think she's in season, she's also my mare who my gelding has been with for 4yrs. I think him and another gelding who has also retained stallion tendencies have seen her and gone hammer and tong at each other. That's what I think has happened. Now I'm awake worrying about it. Having all sorts of terrible thoughts that the other gelding is going to jump into their field. The yard owner didn't even want to move him out the herd. His response was to 'have a think about it and call me tomorrow' to which I said not good enough.
But yes you could be right anyhow...I'll keep an eye on him and definitely get the vet if necessary.

 

[be positive]

They put a mare next to a herd of geldings today and she's been there all winter but she'd been gone a few days. Now she's back I think she's in season, she's also my mare who my gelding has been with for 4yrs. I think him and another gelding who has also retained stallion tendencies have seen her and gone hammer and tong at each other. That's what I think has happened. Now I'm awake worrying about it. Having all sorts of terrible thoughts that the other gelding is going to jump into their field. The yard owner didn't even want to move him out the herd. His response was to 'have a think about it and call me tomorrow' to which I said not good enough.
But yes you could be right anyhow...I'll keep an eye on him and definitely get the vet if necessary.

One of my geldings did the same in a similar situation, mare in with two geldings one of which was the dominant one despite being considerably smaller, the older bigger gelding was chased about, corned and wet himself in fright while I was going in to remove him from the field, lesson learnt they were kept apart unless the mare was not out when they got on perfectly well.

There is nothing wrong with my older boy he is just not the type who is going to defend himself, as a YO I will always move anything getting bullied, or the bully, depending on the circumstances, in this case all involved were mine but I would have done the same they had been my liveries, next time it may be worse and end with a really serious injury, either move the bullied, the bully or the mare and all should be fine.