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[RC] Prineville, Injured riders and horses - JonniSo yes he's a intact male, it helps him stay in better natural shape and racing is easier then if he were gelded<<< I was confused by this logic too, but maybe they can race better, as everyone gives the horse a wide berth...... I had a Cryptorchid horse. At 4, when we got him, he acted like a normal gelding. By the time he was almost 6, he was HORRIBLE. His stallion like behavior was much worst than a stallion. A blood test confirmed the wayward testicle. (we had been told he had a normal gelding process) He talked to any horse, mare or gelding, and would "show off his wears" at the drop of a hat. He could not be turned out with the other geldings, and when a mare got in to his pen, he bred her. They can be much different (and more difficult) to manage that a full intact stallion. We finally found a vet who could go in with the laparoscope, and find the wayward testicle. It was way, way up near his abdomen, and about the size of a grapefruit. Poor boy, along with the confused signals his body was sending his brain, I wonder if the darn thing hurt. The day after it was removed, I had my nice gelding back. Of course, I see no logic personally to keep ANY horse a stallion unless it is something darn spectacular that would benefit the horse world with its off spring. Jonni =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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