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| A friend who once had a horse or two years ago has,in the last few yrs,gotten the means to acquire some for pasture ornaments for her own enjoyment,the last acquisition was a stud in a neighboring pasture,where he still lives.She told me that her farrier was going to geld this stallion ( I don't know the horses age or if he has ever bred) and after my shocked pause,added ' he's going to do it when the moon is right."Of course,I urged her with all the decorum but caution i could manage against this notion.i explained the reasons why letting someone who shoes horses for a living perform a surgical procedure on her horse was not advisible and of the possible complications that can and sometimes so result from gelding a stallion.Any other input on this? I wouldn't ever consider letting someone other than a vet perform something like this.i know she can afford the vet and just wonder if she's been talked into this.Not trying to slam any farriers out there or offend them but there are just limits to what I want my farrier doing to my horses,and performing surgical procedures like castration isn't one of them. |
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Location: TN | Is she serious? Does she realize than unless you have a degree in veterinary medicine and a license to practice it is illegal? Heck, how is this farrier going to anesthetize this horse? Is he willing to take his life into his own hands? What happens if the horse hurts him in the process? Things can very quickly go wrong when gelding a horse. I have watched experienced, qualified vets fight to save a horse that was just gelded to get abnormally heavy bleeding stopped. Wow, just wow!!! |
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Location: missouri | I've heaard of this around here... wouldn't do it. But, nothing surprises me anymore... |
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Location: South Central OK | I've known a few that would geld their own. I've gelded a goat and numerous cattle. Horses in this regard are treated like cats and dogs, meaning most other livestock is castrated without vet supervision. I'm not a fan of the do-it-yourself horse castrators but we all know people that own stallions that should have been gelded, so in the end I'm really for having an experienced person do it correctly verses the owner that never gets around to it with the vet. |
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Location: Montello, WI | Legally, horses are consider livestock and not pets. There's pro's and con's for this. |
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| I think so too so,let me hear yours if you don't mind. |
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| About 30 years ago a friend had his Amish farrier geld his 2 year old colt. It went well. He gave ACE and gave the owner a bottle of penicillin. I would certainly never have an older stallion gelded by a non-vet. I would be hesitant to geld an older stallion at home versus at a clinic or university. |
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| The stallion is at least 10 and probably older. |
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What the--?? Farrier vs vet
