Wow, what a cute story!!! I am wishing this so bad for my Tonto, that he keeps up his antics, or maybe as you story shows he may even get cheekier and funnier!!!
Oh what a Xmas present hey!! And Clydies are so much bigger to try to control. We have them at work and they just stick their heads up and I have no hope getting bridles on, ha ha!
This story has made me feel better, too. I am trying to keep in the positive thoughts, that Tonto will still be Tonto, just without his bits there. My main concern is that he is ok after the op, too.
I am pretty nervous right now, I almost vomited last night, thinking about it. Not from the blood or cuts, but just the thought of Tonto not being a stallion. I have had a migraine for three days now.
But all that aside, I know right now, I am making this delayed decision now for more good reasons than bad.
I wish this day had never come, but it is only a matter of hours and vet will be here. OMG, I will spend the last hours with him, enjoying him, but hopefully enjoy him even more after it, without any worries of potential "too many" foals.
Who knows next year I may get a great surprise, and have one little Tonto pop out who screams and squeals just like his Dad!
Kim xox
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From: Stacey Cannon <goldenrunclydes@yahoo.com>
To: askavet@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, 30 September, 2009 3:26:52 AM
Subject: Re: [AskAVet] infertil stallion
Just a little story...years ago, we brought home 2 1/2 brothers...they were clydes that were 3 y.o. stallions, the guy that had them had not had a vet,or farrier come out....they had no halters on...no handling since 8 months old...etc... well we brought these guys home, they were fairly wild.....in october....we worked with them to accept halters, taught them to lead and scheduled them for gelding...which happened the day after christmas... .merry christmas to them....long story short...the one stallion, aries, ended up a very personal guy with a personality. ..he was always doing funny stuff in the barn, playing with the cat, spitting water on anyone that would get close if he was drinking...etc. ..he was quite the playboy....when we had him gelded, his personality NEVER changed...he was the best guy we ever had....he was mr personality and at the end of the day...he was the one that would lean over his stall door and place his head on your
shoulder.... the
other brother was not mr personality, but he changed for the better.....he was more studdy than aries, but never the less turned into a great guy......so if your concerned,,, ,I agreee....you will make a great horse even better!!! Good luck!!
Stacey
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From: Kim Hollingsworth <kim_hollingsworth@ yahoo.com. au>
To: askavet@yahoogroups .com
Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 8:31:15 PM
Subject: Re: [AskAVet] infertil stallion
Hi Christy and Sarah!!
LOL!!!! Wow you have all made me feel so much better with your cheeky quotes ha ha, they are good sayings!!! It makes me feel like I am now not losing anything, but gaining!!!
Along with CJ's suggestions I have booked the guy in for gelding tomorrow afternoon, and I will be rereading your posts between now and then to reasure myself this is the best choice.
Had you 3 not replied, I would be still suffering this great headache I had, torn between doing it and not doing it. I would love a surprise foal though, if he has happened to have done the deed. But that one will be left to the Horse Gods!!! I would be so excited if he actually did get one in foal, but after 5 years, LOL, the guy hasn't had too good a success rate!!! But yeah if he has snuck one in, well, I will keep the lovely baby forever.
I can't thank you enough for all the advice!!! As I again chickened out this morning and had his halter on and then just let him out and told him to run!!! That's two mornings in a row. :))
But tomorrow morning he can stay in with some friends and I will put the halter on and be happy for him.
If there is no foal next year, well it wasn't meant to be. The guy had a good innings, more than most colts ever have. I still have 2 other colts, but they are dead quiet. But I dare say next year, they will be lining up for the procedure, too.
My place is really strange....I have 2 colts, a stallion, geldings and mare and no pregnancies and they all live together.... but that said, this status quo may not last!!! :))) Better to be safe than sorry.
THANKS AGAIN!!! You have made me feel better about this. I will let you know how he goes. I think my fear was last time I was at a gelding, the anaesthetic failed and I had to sit on the horse's neck and he threw me around until they finish the job, it was just awful. Anymore anaesthetic they said would kill him, so it was just hideous to be involved in that. I felt so sorry, I bought the poor fellow after the procedure, because I never wanted to see him suffer again. He leads a happy life with me still, but gee he was an unruly colt, just WILD!!! But my stallion is just lovely, but I feel now this is for the best, as CJ said, when he gets older it will be harder on him. His behaviour is changing and so yeah, I may not have my little angel for much longer, the devil in him is coming out hahha!!
Kim xoxoxoox
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From: "Looneyfarm151@ comcast.net" <Looneyfarm151@ comcast.net>
To: askavet@yahoogroups .com
Sent: Tuesday, 29 September, 2009 3:11:01 AM
Subject: Re: [AskAVet] infertil stallion
Like my farrier always said: Gelding takes a good horse and makes him great! LOL
Christy
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From: "Sarah Molesky" <s.molesky@yahoo. com>
hey kim.. if it makes u feel any better a good stallion makes a great gelding! dont think of it as loosing anything.. Plus it will b easier to take him anywhere!!.. sarah from ohio
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