The first question an owner must consider is why is the trainer recommending the horse be gelded, and then can they guarantee the issue will be resolved by gelding the animal? I needed these questions answered, so; I decided to takes some steps to find out.
The primary reason trainers advise owners to geld their horse is to change the attitude of the horse. A stud colt is like a teenage boy with hormones flooding his body, and he is unruly and hard to train. When the stud colt is asked to exercise and learn his mind is invariably on other things. Mostly the girls, the fillies, on the track. He will start kicking in the air, biting at other horses and rearing-up — all mating signals in the horse world.
A gelding is easier to train; he can focus on his workout without hormones raging through his bloodstream, which in turn leads to more success in the races. Stud colts are often kept apart from other horses. The bad behavior of a stud colt leads to dangerous conditions for the other horses and the handlers. Ungelded colts commonly will have to be kept apart from other horses. Stud colts can also develop heavy muscling and a thick neck which causes more weight on his front end and slows him.
However, horses gelded early may be more proportioned and grow taller than they would have if left as a stallion. Also, a gelding stays sound longer than their stallion counterpart. The reason could be because of their proportionate size. See below: Notable Racehorse Geldings. Besides behavioral issues, sometimes there are medical reasons a horse needs to be gelded. If a horse sustains an injury, he may need to stay in his stall for an extended period to recover.
Stud colts may not take well to the downtime and cause themselves further injury. Gelding a horse in this situation allows him to recover calmly from his injury. Horses are customarily gelded when they are still young; this can be as early as three months.
Younger horses usually recover quicker than older horses. However, if castration is performed on a colt too soon, it can lead to complications because their testicles have not entirely dropped.
Likewise, If you wait until the horse gets too old, he is more likely to continue with stud-like behavior after gelding. Gelding a horse is not a complicated procedure and can usually be done at the location where the horse is kept.
Novice races, restricted to horses that won their first races over fences after a specific date, give these younger competitors valuable experience before they face more seasoned jumpers. But the biggest winners are the communities where the races are held. American steeplechasing is unique because its races invariably support charitable efforts. The Basics What is a steeplechase? A steeplechase is a race for Thoroughbred horses over fences. Steeplechase is an unusual word.
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Some steeplechase races are for horses known as novices. If they do not know for sure, they must get back to the entry clerk with the correct answer before the draw.
If the registration certificate says gelding, then contact the trainer to verify the horse is a gelding. If yes, again have the horse identifier make the appropriate change with the breed registry and correct the program before it goes to final print. At the pre-meet meeting with the horsemen, explain the necessity of have the correct sex on a male horse.
Ask them to make sure their registration certificates on file are correct. This report indicates the sex that is in RTO and will print accordingly on the program. Supported by:.
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