In most cases, gelding is used as an attitude adjuster. Testosterone makes colts behave quite badly, even violently, toward humans and fillies alike. An ungelded colt will bite, rear, kick, or whinny uncontrollably and may have to ... Owners are careful not to geld too early, though, as such colts may not mature physically.
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David Sessions explained that a racehorse actually does pee like a racehorse. Brendan I. Koerner wondered why you would geld a racehorse like Funny Cide. Tommy Craggs described the oddball charm of the Kentucky Derby and debunked the myth of the working-class racehorse.
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There are many different factors that might cause someone to geld a horse, even if he is very well ... Sure, if it turns out that they are a great racehorse, the owner might wish that he hadn't gelded, but on the other hand, if the horse hadn't been gelded, he'd never have gotten to be a great racehorse, so what do you do?
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Whether or not Funny Cide wins Saturday's Belmont Stakes -- and becomes horse racing's first Triple Crown winner in 25 years -- he's already made history. Funny Cide is the first gelding to win both the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness. ... Why Would Owners Ever Geld a Racehorse?
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"I must admit, I'm extremely pleasantly surprised by the way things have gone so far," the handler tells the-racehorse.co.uk. "I thought I'd be chipping away with a few horses so it's great to have made such a good start."
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Wednesday, May 25, 2005 ... AAEP Health Link: Why Geld a Racehorse? ... AAEP HEALTH LINK: WHY GELD A RACEHORSE?
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Progesterone and behavior modification may be alternatives for a racehorse with an eye for the ladies ... geld him so he performs well on the track, and when his glory days are over, his only legacy will be a wall full of win photos.
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Around the first year as long as he has dropped.
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