Are male foals born with all their parts?

osage · 07-27-2006, 08:07 AM

Are male foals born with all their parts visible?

Like their fuzzy plums? Or do they show up later?

Drafty1 · 07-27-2006, 08:10 AM

They are born with their "horse" hanging out of the barn and fuzzy plumbs can be there or tucked away to drop later.

Sue B · 07-27-2006, 08:13 AM

LOL.....this is the best online anatomy lesson I have ever read!

Morganhorse321 · 07-27-2006, 08:18 AM

One of my horse's was born with everything showing...the other...well...lets just say our vet was coming to geld him, but had nothing to work with

osage · 07-27-2006, 08:27 AM

hmmm...'cuz I am thinking my filly (which I thought was a boy, then a girl)...is a colt. The lack of the plums and him sucking it up somehow, kinda threw me off. He let his "horse" out of the barn today and I am now sure she is a he. So embarrassing, confusing. Makes a person evaluate what they THOUGHT they knew huh?

dakotawinters · 07-27-2006, 08:29 AM

They can also disappear as i just found out... lol. My one year old had them. And then when i was doing a pasture check everything had sucked back up in him. They can do this till they are 2 years of age my vet said. And sometimes it is done because it is so air is so hot that being sucked back up inside is actually cooler.

Cheeky Monkey · 07-27-2006, 08:29 AM

My colt was born with nothing showing at all. The only way to tell if he was a he, was to lift up the tail and make sure he wasnt a she (if you know what I mean).

ChaseroftheCans · 07-27-2006, 08:36 AM

LoL, osage...

This is probably the easiest way to tell if you have a filly or a colt.

Go raise the tail. Is there one hole there or two? There's your answer.

Cheeky Monkey · 07-27-2006, 08:39 AM

If it is that chestnut...treasure??...in your pics, I would say that is a colt. Looking at the pic with the boy and the colts bum to the camera.

osage · 07-27-2006, 08:46 AM

there's one hole...lol...but when I looked under him, I guess he had it sucked up and it looked like it was just a hole...very weird...Then I thought, well, maybe it's a girl and the hole was just in the wrong spot...but no....It's a boy...for sure...lol..I think...I am so unsure about anything now...lol

07-27-2006, 08:07 AM	#1
osage Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: In the green mountain top plateau of Tennessee Posts: 1,546 Images: 312	Are male foals born with all their parts? Are male foals born with all their parts visible? Like their fuzzy plums? Or do they show up later? __________________ do you know God loves you and has a wonderful, perfect plan for your life? And that even now He is waiting for You? Believe it...it's true. I am what I am By His Grace ....sara.....

07-27-2006, 08:10 AM	#2
Drafty1 Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Northern California Posts: 3,406 Images: 518 Blog Entries: 1	They are born with their "horse" hanging out of the barn and fuzzy plumbs can be there or tucked away to drop later. __________________ Yeah, I guess you were riding, until you fell off.

07-27-2006, 08:27 AM	#5
osage Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: In the green mountain top plateau of Tennessee Posts: 1,546 Images: 312	hmmm...'cuz I am thinking my filly (which I thought was a boy, then a girl)...is a colt. The lack of the plums and him sucking it up somehow, kinda threw me off. He let his "horse" out of the barn today and I am now sure she is a he. So embarrassing, confusing. Makes a person evaluate what they THOUGHT they knew huh? __________________ do you know God loves you and has a wonderful, perfect plan for your life? And that even now He is waiting for You? Believe it...it's true. I am what I am By His Grace ....sara.....

07-27-2006, 08:29 AM	#7
Cheeky Monkey Senior Member+ Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 2,238 Images: 228 Blog Entries: 1	My colt was born with nothing showing at all. The only way to tell if he was a he, was to lift up the tail and make sure he wasnt a she (if you know what I mean). __________________ When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me." -Erma Bombeck " !"

07-27-2006, 08:36 AM	#8
ChaseroftheCans Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Peoria, Arizona Posts: 768 Images: 162	LoL, osage... This is probably the easiest way to tell if you have a filly or a colt. Go raise the tail. Is there one hole there or two? There's your answer. __________________ Proud owner of Fancy Bar RX (aka Little). Little's Pedigree Proud owner of Chaotic Turn On (aka Chaos). Chaos's Pedigree

07-27-2006, 08:13 AM	#3
Sue B Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 3,824 Images: 6	LOL.....this is the best online anatomy lesson I have ever read!

07-27-2006, 08:18 AM	#4
Morganhorse321 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: South Carolina Posts: 689 Images: 26	One of my horse's was born with everything showing...the other...well...lets just say our vet was coming to geld him, but had nothing to work with

07-27-2006, 08:29 AM	#6
dakotawinters Full Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 235 Images: 2 Blog Entries: 8	They can also disappear as i just found out... lol. My one year old had them. And then when i was doing a pasture check everything had sucked back up in him. They can do this till they are 2 years of age my vet said. And sometimes it is done because it is so air is so hot that being sucked back up inside is actually cooler.

07-27-2006, 08:39 AM	#9
Cheeky Monkey Senior Member+ Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 2,238 Images: 228 Blog Entries: 1	If it is that chestnut...treasure??...in your pics, I would say that is a colt. Looking at the pic with the boy and the colts bum to the camera. __________________ When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me." -Erma Bombeck " !"

07-27-2006, 08:46 AM	#10
osage Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: In the green mountain top plateau of Tennessee Posts: 1,546 Images: 312	there's one hole...lol...but when I looked under him, I guess he had it sucked up and it looked like it was just a hole...very weird...Then I thought, well, maybe it's a girl and the hole was just in the wrong spot...but no....It's a boy...for sure...lol..I think...I am so unsure about anything now...lol __________________ do you know God loves you and has a wonderful, perfect plan for your life? And that even now He is waiting for You? Believe it...it's true. I am what I am By His Grace ....sara.....

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