Re: [RC] Older Horses - newly gelded - Dyane Smith
Which does I think go to show that horses
are very much individuals. I have a horse that was gelded when he was 10
months. He has always been very much the ladies' man. Used to mount
mares turned out with him when he was six and some mares would come into heat
just seeing him. He was never aggresive and could easily be ridden with
any horse, but he was very in touch with his pituitary or whatever gland that is
that signals "I'm a boy, a real
boy"...
We gelded a horse at age 14 that had
been used sparingly for live cover breeding. He is very easy to handle and
ride with other horses. He has turned out to be the alpha gelding in our
pasture, even at age 19, but he doesn't bite or kick the other geldings. We
have also pastured him with mares (recently). He does tease mares in heat, but
he has not tried to mount or become aggressive and has never been a problem
riding with mares.
