What Age Is It Best To Geld A Stallion?

Question

just wonderin!
THANKS!

the reason i wanna know is because i AM NOT riding a stallion!

MY VET IS GOING TO DO IT.

Answer 1

As soon as he is fully dropped, you can geld. Anywhere from 6 month on. Do not let anyone tell you it will stunt the growth. I have three gelding that were all done before they were a year old and they are huge horses. One is over 16 hands tall. The only thing you might miss gelding them young is the huge stud jaws, but it is a small loss compared to having to put up with a stud waiting for them to develop. Bravo on your decision!

Answer 2

'Stallion traits' relies on the pony's persona. Many stallions gelded at an older age are excellent geldings with none stallion traits - although they bred enormous quantities of mares. Gelding isn't an reply to coaching issues, regardless that. If anybody gelds and older stallion for the reason that they can't manage them, the entire have created is a sterile horse with sick manners. Younger is as a rule greater, regardless that, in order that there are not any unintentional breedings. Stallions can take a bit of of additional coaching for the reason that except the entire consistent floor and saddle paintings you have got to placed into a tender gelding, you additionally have got to instruct a tender stallion to not run to each and every mare in warmness and pay attention to you. Some stallions, similar to a few mares, are much more likely to be distracted by way of breeding knowledge than others. My pal has to stroll by way of a subject of 2 geldings to get the using ring - she has lots of issues getting her mare by way of that subject because the mare is distracted by way of the geldings the entire time.

Answer 3

When both testes are descended, usually 6 - 8 months of age. Don't cut him any earlier. You can also proud cut him, meaning let him grow to 2 - 3 years of age and then cut him. The only good reason for that is to let him get fully matured and getting a nice stud look. But, cutting that late has more disadvantages than advantages. The stallion is going to start figuring out what he is useful for around 18 months, so be careful. Also cutting late will put more stress on the horse and require a longer recovery period.

Answer 4

It's a mistake to geld a horse too young, say under three months of age. You also want to give a horse the chance to mature enough that you have some idea of how good he may be. Cetainly both testicles should have descended before the operation.

And if you wait too long he may still have his stallion characteristics (picking on others).

Answer 5

The testicles of the normal male horse descend from the abdomen into the scrotum around birth. Gelding can be performed soon after birth but a delay is traditional for several reasons. First of all it gives foal owners more time to determine if a young horse is stallion potential. Secondly, it allows masculine characteristics, such as muscle definition, strength, and aggressiveness to develop.
When to geld is largely a management decision. Often, facilities require that young horses of both sexes be housed together, so gelding at about 12 months has become popular in order to avoid accidental breeding at puberty (18 to 24 months). It is best to assess each individual though, to determine the optimum gelding time. Some weanlings become preoccupied with nearby mares and may go through or over fences to get near them. In other cases, a long yearling may only quietly watch the mares. Others may develop an obsession with their penises and may devise various means of masturbation or self-mutilation. Other early gelding candidates include those that show premature signs of excess bulk such as a thick, cresty neck. Such individuals might best be gelded at eight months or earlier while others remain very supple and moderate in musculature well into their two-year-old year.

Therefore, depending on management and the tendencies of each individual, gelding usually takes place between six and twenty-four months of age.
Research has shown that there is little difference in the behavior change toward people in horses gelded before puberty (18-24 months) and those gelded after puberty. However, horses gelded after puberty tend to retain a greater amount of their former horse-to-horse behaviors - sexual drive, vocalization, and body language - than those gelded before puberty.

Early spring and late fall are the traditional seasons for gelding. Flies are usually not a serious problem for the healing wound site and the lower seasonal temperatures do not exaggerate swelling of the sheath. However, the mud characteristic of spring and fall may make dry, sanitary conditions more difficult to provide and maintain.

Two weeks after the horse's surgery, from outward appearances, he is a gelding. However, past behavior patterns and a low level of androgens make the yearling continue to act somewhat like a stud-colt. Use caution in turning the new gelding out with a group of mares, for example. He may learn a lesson the hard way. Depending at what age he was gelded, the horse may need as long as 4-6 months to mentally and physically forget he was a stallion.

After castration, the gelding's metabolism is likely to slow down. Therefore, to maintain optimum condition, a gelding usually requires less feed and more exercise than his stallion counterpart. Although a gelding and stallion may have similar muscle bulk, a stallion's muscles exhibit more definition because a gelding's muscles tend to be covered with a layer of fat giving him a rounder appearance.

Horses gelded before puberty usually grow taller than if they were left stallions. The testosterone rush at puberty triggers the closure of the epiphyseal plates (where bone growth takes place), so the stallion essentially quits adding height at puberty. The horse gelded at one year of age has a gradual, delayed puberty and the additional time may allow him to add extra height.

Most gelding procedures will occur without incidence. Preparation, observation, and daily care will help the young horse recover quickly...

Answer 6

Before 2 years old, but it is going to depend on his overall current nature. Dont wait until he starts acting like a stallion! Your vet should advise you accordingly.
Best wishes, and you are SMART!
;)

Answer 7

I think you should be at least 18 because that is the legal age in this country.

Answer 8

2 yrs old

Answer 9

Why would you want to do that? What age would it be best to sterilize human beings who do that to horses.

Answer 10

Don't get one.

Only folks who have the qualifications and experience should bother with them.