Mominis
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Our yearling, Armani (born May 27, 2009), has yet to drop. We ended up skipping Nationals with him this year because we can't stay on for the colts classes and just are able to take off enough work to go for the geldings classes. Anyway, we are worried as he acts totally studdy, more like a two year old colt than a yearling, but we haven't seen hide nor hair of the 'boys.' Is it more common in minis to have a cryptorchid? Has anyone here ever had one? We are debating about taking him to the University hospital in October, if he hasn't dropped by then, so that we can have the surgery done while it's still nice enough that he gets plenty of time out and we don't have any swelling issues.
Waiting until he is a two year old would hamper our showing plans for him for next year. It also makes keeping him more of a headache, as the place that we board isn't set up or populated by people that are used to being around stallions of any size. We can't convert his stall like Shake's is until he's gelded either, which has him standing in a stall he can't see out of, which has to be mentally harder on him. Shake's stall was lowered in the front so he can hang his head out like everyone else. Poor Armani is in a big horse size walled stall, until we can get the deed done.
Looking forward to hearing what you have to say.
Waiting until he is a two year old would hamper our showing plans for him for next year. It also makes keeping him more of a headache, as the place that we board isn't set up or populated by people that are used to being around stallions of any size. We can't convert his stall like Shake's is until he's gelded either, which has him standing in a stall he can't see out of, which has to be mentally harder on him. Shake's stall was lowered in the front so he can hang his head out like everyone else. Poor Armani is in a big horse size walled stall, until we can get the deed done.
Looking forward to hearing what you have to say.