Gelding age....

2006-08-08 Thread HapDayBMF
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 8/7/2006 9:44:57 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: 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. Hi Ellen, I've

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2006-08-08 Thread Linda Lottie
simply don't take him back to mama. Worked like a charm. We're on the same page today :) LJBL in WI Linda Baker Lottie   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Subject: Gelding age Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 07:39:10 EDT

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2006-08-08 Thread Beth Pulsifer
it's as nice in Garland as it is here... Beth ---Original Message--- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 08/08/06 07:42:54 To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Subject: Gelding age This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 8/7/2006 9:44:57 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL

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2006-08-08 Thread jgayle
This message is from: jgayle [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hope no one else has already said this! It used to be the concern of Vets that if you cut too young or before maturity, they would not get their full growth. My huge Trakehner was cut at 11months (after he properly mounted his dam after one

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2006-08-08 Thread Jean Ernest
This message is from: Jean Ernest [EMAIL PROTECTED] They actually get BIGGER or a least taller when gelded at a younger age! (And haven't you seen a huge house cat who had been neutered very young? Jean in Fairbanks, Alaska, partly cloudy with showers Hope no one else has already said this!

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2006-08-08 Thread Douglas Knutsen
: Gelding age This message is from: Jean Ernest [EMAIL PROTECTED] They actually get BIGGER or a least taller when gelded at a younger age! (And haven't you seen a huge house cat who had been neutered very young? Jean in Fairbanks, Alaska, partly cloudy with showers Hope no one else has

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2006-08-08 Thread Sarah Clarke
This message is from: Sarah Clarke [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have also heard that there is good evidence that geldings grow taller than they would have if left entire. I know 2 examples that support (but don't of course prove) this. My Dutch WB boys - same 16.3h mother similar sized sires: Helios

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2002-05-01 Thread Sweetmule56
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Here's what we do with ours... Both testicles have dropped, preferably while still on Mom (easier to run to Mom with the big new owie). If they are not acting studdy and unruly, will wait a little bit for the cooler weather and fewer