Fertility after gelding?

kylendiamond · Member Joined: 16 Jul 2005 Posts: 69

If I knew that this question would start such a fire, I wouldn't have asked it!

Anyway, the articles brought into the matter are part of the reason I asked. I have not posted often here, but I do read many of the posts, and have come to the conclusion that most of the regulars on here are adults with much personal experience when it comes to breeding and gelding.

I can search around on the internet for articles all day long and find nearly as many opinions as articles. For example, look at the 2 articles brought into this discussion as putting forth facts. One says that they are basically sterile (are they or aren't they?) after 3 days, the other says they can breed for a month. One says peberty begins at 10-12 months, the other says puberty begins at 18-24 months.

I have heard opinions before ranging from "as soon as the testicles are removed, he is sterile" to "a horse can breed for as many months as he is years old (e.g. a 7 yr. old can breed for 7 months after gelding). I know that neither of these is correct, and the true answer lies somewhere in the middle.

It is very hard for one to know what someone is basing their "facts" on just reading a web page.

I was looking for someone with personal experience not just someone who can look up articles.

Thank you to those who have managed to stay with the question without flaming me for asking.

dctrainingandlessons · Very Active Member Joined: 04 Jul 2005 Posts: 548

How old was the gelding, Kylendiamond? It wasn't a stupid question actually, so thank you for asking it so we could all discuss it!!

The yearling was a yearling, and it was a neighbors. I saw the resulting foal and the only possible scenario was the newly gelded boy at the time... She only has 2 mares, and the closest stallion in our area is about 8 miles away and in a very secure stall.. So I guess it could be aliens..??

MackinacWhiskey · Member Joined: 26 Mar 2006 Posts: 155 Location: MI

I am a veterinary technician with a degree for the Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology in Denver, CO.

I'm very sorry for my spelling problems. I have dyslexia.
If you would like to malign me for have a disablity. Please go right ahead but it doesn't change the science.

I was not trying to be superior. I was explaining the science so the people who misunderstand things can understand them.
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runnin' roan · Member Joined: 11 Apr 2006 Posts: 99

Old habits die hard.

MackinacWhiskey · Member Joined: 26 Mar 2006 Posts: 155 Location: MI

What habits?
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kylendiamond · Member Joined: 16 Jul 2005 Posts: 69

dctraining: He was 3 1/2 yrs. old in January. Actually, he is the horse I had posted about while I was deciding whether or not to geld. That was last year, about August. Severely underweight, covered in rainrot.

Decided to geld (VERY glad I did, he wasn't bad or anything, but now he is SO GOOD), but had to wait for the weather to cool a little bit, and it not be raining or really muddy.

I tend to get a bit worried whenever there is the possibility of someone having been bred, because I am very not set up for foaling. The one mare I was thinking about breeding this year, but I can't be sure I will be in a new place within a year (with it all set up), so I am waiting a bit longer. The other two I am trying to sell.

Bondama · Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 6:13 am Post subject:

AppyLady · Member Joined: 09 Nov 2005 Posts: 110 Location: Colorado

I personally know two horses that were sired by GELDINGS.

Hiddenview · Member Joined: 10 Jan 2005 Posts: 98

MackinacWhiskey · Member Joined: 26 Mar 2006 Posts: 155 Location: MI

I use this same name screen name all over the internet form many years. I've never been banned from a site. Infact it's been "stolen" I guess you could said I few time. When I've gone to sign-up on some websites it was already taken. That made me wonder quite a bit. Who else could come up with a name like that but me. Laughing

I'm not going to say I'm sorry for having a degree in veterinary technology.
What personal experience I've had with my horses, other horses, or with clients horses doesn't chance the science does it? I was giving reputable websites or articles written by vets to to explain the conditions. If I come off as a "know it all" I'm sorry. I don't mean too. If there is something posted here I'm not familiar with I don't post on that thread.

(Hiddenview, if you could please pm me with the name of this other board you are talking about where this person with my screen name showed up.)
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runnin' roan · Member Joined: 11 Apr 2006 Posts: 99

Okay Morgan. Whatever you say.

MackinacWhiskey · Member Joined: 26 Mar 2006 Posts: 155 Location: MI

Runnin' Roan, are talking to me? My name is not Morgan. It's MackinacWhiskey.
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Hiddenview · Member Joined: 10 Jan 2005 Posts: 98

MackinacWhiskey · Member Joined: 26 Mar 2006 Posts: 155 Location: MI

Well, that makes complete sense! Thanks for clearing that up.
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lazyfranch · Member Joined: 01 Feb 2005 Posts: 83

I'm so glad to see I wasn't the only one thinking the posts by this person seem to be very high and mighty.

YES my vet did tell me to keep my recently gelded boys AWAY from mares for a minimum of 30 days.

lol and I doubt your parents named you MacinacWhiskey - so that isn't your name.