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 Townsk (Townsk) posted on Friday, March 12, 2010 - 4:21 pm
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A friend of mine down south needs to rehome the stallion she has - it was her husbands who sadly died and she is not a horsey person - whilst he is 26yrs old he has plenty of years in him, I dont think he has ever been used to breed from, he is used to mares n geldings and is not stallion like in anyway (a real softie) he is approx 15.2 white cob
Please if anyone thinks they can rehome please email me at kerry.towns@bt.com where I can pass on a contact number
Serious people only and experience with stallions is a MUST |
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| Hhsdiva (Hhsdiva) posted on Thursday, March 18, 2010 - 10:51 pm
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I'll pass this on to some people i know to see if they know of anyone.
Its a shame i took one on at the start of the year as i had a message on here offering a home to a stallion or colt if one needed rehoming.
Which part of 'down south' is the stallion located in so i can pass it on. |
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| Townsk (Townsk) posted on Friday, March 19, 2010 - 8:05 pm
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hes near bracknel which is reading way - hope some one can help as the owner is getting desperate - i dont think he has ever been ridden - but will check think he has been more of a pet
thanks for the reply |
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| Sasca (Sasca) posted on Friday, March 19, 2010 - 9:02 pm
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if she could get it gelded then far far more people would be able to take him on. Its not that expensive if you shop around a bit.
I also suggest posting this on places such as preloved and project horses |
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| Townsk (Townsk) posted on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - 9:39 am
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| fab thanks for the advice Sasca |
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| Amberrose (Amberrose) posted on Friday, April 16, 2010 - 10:11 am
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| Sasca No vet in there right mind would geld a 26yr old horse! It would be tremendously expensive as would have to be done at the vets as not possible to do standing and chances of coming round from anesthesia at that age are unthinkable |
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| Sasca (Sasca) posted on Saturday, April 17, 2010 - 8:57 am
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what? if the horse is fit and healthy then of course it could be done! The horse doesn't get knocked out, just put under and the operation isn't an interfering procedure, with minimal risk. If a sanctuary got him given as a abandonment case, they would geld him on the spot if they were to rehome him! If the horse is that weak and feeble not to withstand the gelding operation then i doubt very much it could cope with the stress of a move!
Just because the horse is 26, doesn't make it a cripple or weak. It would be riskier to knock him out but thats not required for a gelding!
It wouldn't change him behaviourally but there are a lot of regulations about keeping stallions on certain yards. To have a chance of rehoming an elderley horse, you need to make it as easy for people as possible! |
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| Jecpeg46 (Jecpeg46) posted on Saturday, April 17, 2010 - 7:24 pm
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| Hi there, I have just recently re-home a 20 year old caspian stallion, who is still covering mares he is fit and healthy and the last reg & licensed caspian stallion in scotland. i have got him from a friend who has lost her grazing. i am lucky enough that i have my own yard, but at the end of the day it is crazy to get the boy gelded at the age he is at. not because of health reasons, but because the boy has had them for 26 years, you have more a chance of upsetting him and stressing him out with the change with his body, and risking colic etc, then leaving him entire for the rest of his life. i have my own stud/showing/jumping yard in scotland and take in the odd rescue. i have asked my dad about this when i got Zeus the caspian as he breeds his own TB's, and has 40 yrs in the buisness to see if it would be wise to have mine gelded and hes said no. My vet also backed this up. so if you can avoid it then please do. |
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| Sasca (Sasca) posted on Sunday, April 18, 2010 - 9:39 am
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I agree it wouldn't be ideal and if there was someone willing to rehome him or any entire then fab, leave the things on.
But just by being a stallion, no matter how well behaved or mannered he is will restrict the people who can physically take him on, let alone the ones who are willing. With the legal side of stallions and the public (stupid i know!) etc your just restricting his chances on top of his age. A centre would have to get him gelded.
The ideal would be that someone will take him as he is with their own facilities, but if that doesn't work, then more doors will be opened with the gelding for him….maybe that was a better way of saying it.
I am the only one in the area that is willing to take on colts, hence why im pushing about getting him gelded. I am a rescue that gets called about abandoned ponies and the amount of times they are colts that rescues have pushed away, and the owners have no where to go is just tops. I dont get mares given to me very often, its colts and stallions that have been refused everywhere else. But it then falls on me to have them gelded and thats where my costs go through the roof. I love stallions, think there nature is fabulous but i cant rehome them and niether can many people outside the breeding circle.
Getting rid of them now isn't for calming him down or anything like that, just the technical side of rehoming a lad without them!
This is hence my advice about opening doors with a castration…. |
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| Jecpeg46 (Jecpeg46) posted on Sunday, April 18, 2010 - 5:14 pm
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| i totally agree with you, and adirm you for the work you do, i no how hard it is, as i take in the odd rescue when they come across as there isnt really any rescue centres in scotland for horses or ponies. It would be brilliant if he could go to a new home without been gelded. |
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