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Re: [RC] to geld or not to geld - melanie . oAt last years CA. Eqine Expo, Dr. Robert Taylor(?), the vet who first advocated imprinting, in on of his lectures discussed how he is gelding colts at 1-3 DAYS, before the testicles ascend. He claims it is way easier on them and they heal much faster. This info came too late for me as my mare, who ALWAYS has fillies, presented me w/ a colt a month before the expo. He got gelded at four months; as soon as his testicles had descended and some time after he'd started trying to mount his mother and his filly-sister. Now, he is a total sweetheart. He too healed up very quickly with hardly any swelling. I personally believe that the fact that we gelded before weaning made it much less traumatic. melanie ============================================================ You don't have to be a 100-mile rider or a multi-day rider to be an endurance rider, but if you want to experience the finest challenges our sport has to offer, you need to do both of those. ~ Joe Long ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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