[RC] Strange gelding or cryptorchid?? - Ibiteraaarr
Very curious about this, as I didn't think this was
possible. Apparently my sister's 12 year old stock type palomino gelding mounted
and penetrated a mare he was pastured with...several times, as reported by the
barn owner, who is also the owner of the mare. I didn't think geldings
could....get excited, let alone...get erect. Is this possible??? Or.... could
this horse be a cryptorchid? We've noticed "studdy" behavior in him
before when we introduced our friend's horse to ours, all geldings. Toulouse
would drive the new horse away, put his body between the two, bite, kick, run
the new horse around the pasture. He befriended my gelding without batting an
eye, but would not tolerate a newcomer. He likewise gave my horse this similar
treatment when I returned him to their "herd" of three when I moved back from
Lafayette. In both circumstances, we smoothed things over by rotating the
animals back and forth in a temporary paddock, but Toulouse (the "gelding" in
question) was always the alpha horse. We really thought he'd been perhaps gelded
later then usual, which might explain his tendency for aggressive and dominant
behavior. Any thoughts on this? We are most surprised! The mare's owner has
been trying to breed her, so he's unconcerned with this, even in the face of
having a grade baby. We're actually more bent out of shape about the fact that a
gelding is sowing his wild oats! Anyone ever seen this before??
