At 18:38:21 on 08.11.11, Hoofprint wrote:
I have a Stallion who just turned two at the end of August. I am going to break him in and have started just messing around with him, you know getting him out lifting his feet, brushing him etc. But he does tend to bite people, turn his bum to me and try to kick when I go to catch him in his stable, he gets really distracted by any horses presents and generally he can be mardy. I was going to get him cut anyway, but I have really started thinking that if and when he is cut will it make him more calm and less destracted, or will he remain the same? All answers will be so appreciated so I can get a general Idea of how and/or it will change him.

At 23:09:22 on 08.11.11, wrote:
Firstly...If you had planned to get him cut,it should have been done when he was 10 to 12 months old,it is not to late to do it now, but by now he will have developed some stallion traits(actually he can be gelded at any age ) Secondly....and more importantly..remember that a stallion ,even a two yr.old , is a totally different animal to any gelding or mare . NEVER take him for granted , and never stand in front of him , always keep your two eyes on him, it is a lot better to be over cautious . Really there is no point in keeping as a stallion if your not going to breed from him, there again you might be sorry after gelding him and turns out brilliant in a certain discipline..Our boy is 5yrs now been covering for 2 yrs, I respect him and he does respect me sometimes ..he does try to bite me but thats all part of the mating thing, obviously he smells female from me ..I have ridden him when no mares in sight as god nor man would stop him ..it's a big responsibility ..You don't say if he's in a yard with mares or what breed ..Now I've seen stalions jumping in comps and perfect gentlemen and others where the entry to an arena had to be cleared of horses..This might not be much help but I wish you good luck what ever you decide..

At 22:23:21 on 09.11.11, JessAndGrenville123 wrote:
My instructor always used to say 'you can tell a gelding what to do, you can get bossy with a mare' but when i rode the yard stallion (occasionally! was a very rare occurance lol) that i should 'ask him nicely, he is a stubborn animal and will not take being told what to do kindly' and its true however you can't be submissive to a stallion either because if he picks up weakness in you he will dominate you and you will rank lower in his 'herd' so tread carefully, i would personally get him gelded ASAP before anymore stallion like behaviour develops that you can't get to grips with, it is a good idea to geld

At 23:17:33 on 10.11.11, Angelalain wrote:
Our 17 month old is being cut next week, but to be honest you wouldn't know he was entire, he's just a 'young man', a bit mouthy, but generally quite respectful. The lady we bought him from has her own stallion and bred this chap, and she really knows how to keep them in line from day one, we just continued to reprimand him if he got too uppity (Personal space is his problem.) However there is just no point in keeping him as a stallion. We have a pony mare and we have to keep them apart because he does show an interest, and I would never leave his electric fence off! Our old gelding was a rescue horse who was not cut until he was at least 4, possibly older. He has always had a good crest, which is nice, but he also tends to be bossy with mares, and gets very difficult if there is a stallion in the vicinity. So far we haven't let him in the same field as the colt because I'm sure someone would get hurt! He should improve when he's cut, he's not that old yet!

At 09:55:32 on 03.01.12, OffTheTrack wrote:

We had an ex racehorse stallion (potent combination!) called Merlin who finished racing at the very early age of 3 due to a tendon injury. His stud fees were previously £22'000 for one covering but after he left racing, he was considered worthless. He came to us and it was sad to see that he was lonely without company but he couldn't be trusted to be safe with any other horses. We debated whether to cut him or not, because he was 3 yrs already. But, we went ahead with it six months ago. We now have a gelding who thinks he's a stallion. Having been cut so late, he has retained some stallion behaviours and six months down the line, he is still hogging his hareem of two pony mares. We can't get near his mares, it took us three weeks to catch him and put a rug on, he'll turn and kick or bite suddenly (out of playfullness, but it's still unacceptable) but as the months go on, he is gradually getting calmer, hence we caught him in the end. I would encourage getting him cut now before he gets too old, because as the first reply said, he will develop traits. Even when he is cut, treat him as if he's a stallion for a few months until you're absolutely sure he's settled. It's also a hard time for them, they don't understand, the change in hormones is confusing and stressful. Give him time, give him space but get it done! Here's our boy when he was a young stallion :D x

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At 16:38:38 on 05.01.12, ToriiWolfe wrote:
I'm training a 4 year old paint pony (14hh) gelding that was cut at age 3. It took him a while but he did chill down after he was cut. Blaze still gets excitable around other horses but he's turned out with mares and never shows any stallion-like behavior towards them. I used to ride a stallion named Thunder who was 5 years old and I almost bought him but didn't because of the cost of gelding an older horse although he didn't act like a stallion he still couldn't be turned out with mares, he could be rode with them fine though. Thunder was a special little horse though and most stallions do get more... stallion-y with age. Pretty much your little guy will "chill out" after a while when you cut him. (: Oh, and heres a pic of Blaze.