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Member: Ginger1 |
Posted on Tuesday, Sep 20, 2005 - 5:47 pm: First my apologies if I am posting this in the wrong place. I'm floundering a bit trying to find the right spot to ask some questions.My 6 year old gelding who I've only had for approx. 6 months has been acting overly attentive to one of my mares who is currently in heat. He stays right next to her day and night and screams not stop if he's separated from her. He is normally very passive and is usually the low horse on the totem pole, but has now become quite aggressive with the other horses and won't let the other boys get anywhere near my mare. I would probably just have written the whole thing off until yesterday when I glanced out the window just in time to see my mare produce a pile of manure and then witness my love sick gelding immediately sniff the pile then quite purposely urinate on it. My gelding has also reacted to my neighbors horse by DrOpping when we were on a trail ride this past week. I've never been around a horse as vocal as he is. He seems to be constantly yelling about something. Last month I rode him off the property (2 miles away) and he screamed all the way out, the entire time I was at the neighbors, and all the way back until he was reunited with his girlfriend. Also on our property are: 1 recently gelded 2 year old colt, and one soon to be gelded 1 year old. Would the presence of these two have any bearing on my gelding? Is this all normal behavior? I've been away from horses for years, but the gelding I had as a young teen never exhibited any of the behavior that I am describing. Any thoughts on this would be appreciated. Thanks, Gigi |
Moderator: DrO |
Posted on Tuesday, Sep 20, 2005 - 6:59 pm: Though a bigger nuisance than most this is all pretty normal behavior for some individuals. I think he would behave this way towards the mare even without the others, though perhaps not as intensely. As he develops confidence and gets use to separation he will may settle down on the trail. One trick is to be sure there are rewards along the trail that are given, but only when he is behaving well. If you get him thinking about the reward and not so his buddies you are doing this right. For more on this see, Training Horses » Behavioral Problems » Separation Anxiety. For other discussions on this subject see, Training Horses » Behavioral Problems » Separation Anxiety.DrO |
Member: Ginger1 |
Posted on Tuesday, Sep 20, 2005 - 7:15 pm: Thank you Dr.O. Glad to know he is somewhat normal. I'll stop worrying now and I will go check out the article on separation anxiety. Also I will be mindful of trail rewards, sounds like a great idea and I'd much rather work with positive reinforcement.Gigi |
Member: Zilpha |
Posted on Saturday, Feb 11, 2006 - 5:25 pm: Please help! Late fall I purchased a 2 year-old appaloosa gelding. Yes, it states on reg. papers, bill of sale and ad, appaloosa GELDING! Today, my husband came back in the house to tell me that this "gelding" mounted my daughter's 5 year-old maiden, appaloosa mare and not be be graphic, actually mounted her and penetrated. Husband said mare just stood there and didn't resist in any way.My 8 year-old daughter was unfortunately, also witness to this and also talked about what happened and said, "Daytona, (the "gelding" in question here)was bouncing on Chrome." Have you ever heard of this? How do you check to see if a gelding is capable of producing sperm cells other than the "time will tell" test that just happened today. Can a little piece of tissue be enough for a stallion to be fertile? Thanks, Sheryl |
Moderator: DrO |
Posted on Saturday, Feb 11, 2006 - 7:45 pm: Hello Sheryl,This is a very common problem and your horse may or may not have a retained testicle. We cover normal gelding behavior and cryptorchidism (retained testicle) your questions and more at Care for Horses » Particular Situations & Procedures » Castration in Horses. DrO |
Member: Boomer |
Posted on Tuesday, May 9, 2006 - 7:04 pm: Oh, my gosh!!!!! Help. My Chai (7 year old gelding) did the same thing this past weekend with my TB! All weekend. Can she get pregnant???? The other geldings didn't do that. They just were overly energetic. He actually mounted her several times over a couple of days.... |
Member: Boomer |
Posted on Tuesday, May 9, 2006 - 7:05 pm: Hi Gigi, Is your mare pregnant now????? |
Moderator: DrO |
Posted on Wednesday, May 10, 2006 - 7:10 am: Not if Chai is a gelding Patricia. For more on this see the article referenced above.DrO |
Member: Vickiann |
Posted on Wednesday, May 10, 2006 - 3:25 pm: My neighbors had a gelding that mounted the mares he was turned out with for decades -- up well past 30 years of age. None of them ever became pregnant. He just seemed to like to do it! |