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Discussion on When do muscles thicken in colt
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Swarnick
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Posted on Monday, Jun 16, 2003 - 12:51 pm:
Hi Dr. O.
I have read a lot of varying opinions about the earliest age to geld and reasons for doing so however, since I have two miniatures I am not inclined to geld them early to induce growth and having them become taller than they would if left ungelded. I guess what I'm asking is, in this case, what would be the latest I should consider having them gelded to avoid this possiblity? They are not breeding quality horses so I do intend to geld them eventually.
Thanks, Shirley
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DrO
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Posted on Tuesday, Jun 17, 2003 - 3:14 am:
If you are trying to keep them as short as possible and you think keeping them a stallion will help this, gelding around 24 to 27 months should help. Note that the difference in height between geldings and stallions is not great, and even a somewhat controversial finding (see the article for more on this).
DrO
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