RE: seperating mares and stud colts
This message is from: "Skeels, Mark A \(GE Healthcare\)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Our experience is that you sorta want them out in the pasture running around some so they don't heal over too fast, you want the drainage. We had one close up too fast and the vet had to come out and open him back up to let him drain because he started to bulge up with fluid. We have had maybe 7 horses gelded and they all healed over fine staying out with the other horses. The vet actually said wrestling around with the other horses would be better than keeping him confined. My personal opinion is that 6 months is better than waiting till 1 year. The vets were pretty reputable, with the Wisconsin Equine Clinic. Mark Skeels -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ellen Barry Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 7:34 AM To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Subject: Re: seperating mares and stud colts This message is from: Ellen Barry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Jean, The vet won't geld him at this age. He says he's too young. Now he would prefer not to geld until a year, but I don't want to wait that long. I guess I could have him gelded then at about 6 months and then put him in the stall for a week or so so that we know he isn't going to bleed and take that opportunity to wean him. Just a thought.
Re: seperating mares and stud colts
This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Stud colts will jump on their moms and hump other horses (or anything they can) from just about the day they are born, it is practice that all young animals do. He is only 4 months old, you do not need to wean him at this age, you could wait until he is at least 6-7 months I think. Bull calves mature earlier than Colts! I think 4 months too early to wean, myself. IF you are worried, then get him gelded now, it will be easier on him if he is still following his mother and nursing as he will get exercise. Jean in Fairbanks, Alaska, sunny, 65 degrees That's a good one. Well, I'll be sure to separate him. He's only just 4 months old and he's love biting and humping my Fjord mare today. I don't know if it's something serious or just because they're so happy on account of the shower I just gave them.
Re: seperating mares and stud colts
This message is from: "tiakd 14477" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I am s glad nobody pointed out my silly little error. I was thinking about my heifer and my mind was in the "9 month gestation" and I accidentally wrote it down for my neighbor's mare. No, she didn't have a 9 month gestation :)
Re: seperating mares and stud colts
This message is from: "tiakd 14477" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> My neighbor had a 9 month old appaloosa colt running with his Mother and was waiting til he was another month old before having him gelded. His dam ended up getting bred and having a colt 9 months later. Our vet clinic figures 6 months is the safest if they are running with mares. That reminds me of when I purchased my first 9 month old bull who the breeder said may "try" but would be "shooting blanks" She had let her bull run with the cows and never got a cow bred before the bull was 9 months old. That little rascally bull crawled through a hole soo small in his bull pen that if I hadn't seen it I would have believed it and he took off and bred a heifer. As all the other cows I had were bred and only this heifer was open, I figured I'd leave it a couple days before separating him and putting a cow in to keep him company. 9 months later my heifer had a winter calf. ;)
Re: seperating mares and stud colts
This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Your Quarterhorse stud colt could possible mate with your mares before he is a year old!I would suggest you think about separating him (or gelding) by 9-10 months. My 11 month old Fjord colt was trying to mate his Mom so I called the vet to come geld him at that age. I have heard of successful mating by colts under a year of age! The younger you can geld him, the less stressful it will be for him. I think it depends on whether the testicles have both "dropped". Jean in Fairbanks, Alaska Hi, Together in one pasture I have: 14 yr old QH mare, 3 yr old Fjord gelding, 2 1/2 yr old Fjord mare, and a 4 month old QH stud colt. Now your story made me think: When does the stud colt have to be separated from the mares?
