Kathy2m
Well-Known Member
I'm posting this for a friend. This past week-end we went to the Southern Ride and Drive, for those of you who missed it it was great fun what a beautiful place 400 ac. to drive on and GREAT clinicians (I'll post about that later).
My friend has just gotten into driving she has a 15 yr. old stallion. He was a breeding stallion, she has owned him for 3 years.
She bought him with the intention of breeding him but her circumstances have changed and cant do that now.
I took my mare and of course she had to come in season while we were there. Her stallion is well behaved but he became very agitated of course and stayed dropped most of the time, screaming a lot too.
She has no interest in showing, but would like to do recreational drives and we have discussed cutting him so she can have a more relaxing drive. She is going to talk with her vet. From what she has been told so far, is due to his age, he may take longer to recuperate and it may not change his behavior that much. She doesn't want to sell him so that's not an option. And of course if she decides on this she will have to wait until the fall the flies are out here now.
Anyone have any experience with cutting one so old.
Thanks, Kathy
My friend has just gotten into driving she has a 15 yr. old stallion. He was a breeding stallion, she has owned him for 3 years.
She bought him with the intention of breeding him but her circumstances have changed and cant do that now.
I took my mare and of course she had to come in season while we were there. Her stallion is well behaved but he became very agitated of course and stayed dropped most of the time, screaming a lot too.
She has no interest in showing, but would like to do recreational drives and we have discussed cutting him so she can have a more relaxing drive. She is going to talk with her vet. From what she has been told so far, is due to his age, he may take longer to recuperate and it may not change his behavior that much. She doesn't want to sell him so that's not an option. And of course if she decides on this she will have to wait until the fall the flies are out here now.
Anyone have any experience with cutting one so old.
Thanks, Kathy