[PreppyxCowgirl]

Approximately how long after the gelding procedure does it take for the "stallion bahavior" to settle down?

[IIIBarsV]

Depends on what age the horse was gelded, their normal personality, etc. I have a gelding who was gelded at 6 months and even though they assuredly "got both", to this day he still acts like a stud, even mounts and everything.

We also have another gelding who was a stud and produced two foals, then was gelded at age 6. He's a fairly placid, easy-going dude, even when he was still intact, but he'll still fight with the other dominant gelding and act studdy when a mare in heat is around. We have to keep a field between the dominant gelding and the ex-stud... but the ex-stud has two geldings in the next field and he plays with them over the fence all the time. So it's really just the dominant gelding who causes the most problems. lol

Some horses are just like that...

Most of the time, if the horse is young enough or not a particularly dominant personality, you'll see the studdy behavior slowly disappear and it should be gone within a couple months. If it persists, then double-check your vet got both. If the horse was a monorchid (one up there), or a cryptochid (one deformed one up there), then you have a problem, because they have to be surgically removed in a big operation procedure at a vet hospital, not just done at the farm like usual.

[PreppyxCowgirl]

thank you! He will be 2 in April and he was gelded last week

[IIIBarsV]

Yeeeah if he dropped months ago and then started showing studdy behavior, you waited too long. Still, I have a pony who was showing studdy behavior when I got him in the middle of July in 2006... he was a yearling.

Basically, if you have mares in the same herd, as soon as you notice anything dropped down, you should call the vet. Otherwise you're at risk for a possible unwanted pregnancy (My pony was actually the result of such because the owners didn't think a yearling-turning 2 yr old stud colt was capable of reproducing that young).

Some people like to leave them ungelded as long as they can get away with it because they're under some notion that being left longer helps the horse grow taller or develop bigger and better... well, all you get out of it is a chunky neck. Stallions actually mature faster than geldings, leaving them with less time to grow to their maximum height (the growth plates close sooner than they would have if the horse was gelded well before studdy behavior showed up).

Your boy should be ok in a couple weeks, I'd reckon- unless he's a "dominant personality", then you've got some work ahead of you! lol

[PreppyxCowgirl]

he was a cryptorchid (I have NO idea how to spell that) so we were waiting to see if the other would drop, and we were also waiting for the cooler weather. He was never with any mares, just geldings :-]

[Mountaingirl89]

I bought a mini stud and had him gelded at 12. he was by himself before I got him, but would show some stallion behavor around mares. but he never really changed much after I gelded him, he was put in with mares and would chase them around (not much else he could do, him being a mini and them being 2 year old horses) but settled down pretty quick. now he is great!

[Aussiesnapps]

LOL I have a gelding that was intact a stalled next to mares until he was 4 (never bred) and never has had a stud typical moment in his life. He and the other stud stayed together for the first 3 years then they we only separated for the 3 yr breeding season. They are all different.

I was told that after about 30 to 45 days he would be ok to turn out with the mares and he should be fine (not acting like a stud). he was fine., he likes to talk but its little nickers not that deep stud "come hither darling" mating call.

My stud is turned out witht he gelding still in the off season and ran with our mare for the spring last year and you would think he is a gelding LOL.

But...I had a Mustang gelding that was a complete PITA. I had him from 6 to 13 (I don't know when he was gelded as he had no records or history)and he would run the geldings ragid and mount all the mares. We had to keep him in the stall when the girls were in season because they would get infections. We sold him to the yellow House Ranch. I wouldn't be surprised if he's not a teaser for their stud.