My friend bought a very nervous 4 year old new forest gelding about 2 months ago. He was sold as a gelding but she was told he was only recently gelded so was a bit swollen still. Anyway he's been very well behaved etc and although nervous about some things generally fine and a good little pony.
BUT the past 3 weeks the mares have been in season and although they are kept away from all the geldings (my tbs were both cut late and can be a bit riggy) Reggie (the pony) has turned into a demon.
He is stabled at night and is out with Odin during the day, He is mounting Odin at every given opportunity much to Odins disgust
he has also begun striking out and rearing at his owner and biting.
When walking behind him yesterday he was swishing his tail a lot and it looks like he still has 1 testicle I mentioned to his owner that he looked like he still had 'something there' she said well he was only recently gelded so it is still swollen. I thought nothing of it and thought that explains his behaviour too then.
Tonight though she found out he was actually cut over a year ago. He was done with a local vets. I've attempted to have a look underneath (when I had Joey tested for being a rig last year vet showed me how to feel and check to see if all had been removed etc) but I do not trust this ponys hind legs at all and there is no way I'm poking and prodding him.
I've suggested his owner get him checkedjust to be on safe side, she wants to get vets out who gelded him but I suggested using a different vet.
Anyway what do you lot think and what would you do? This evening he was really full of it, his owner isn't well at present and his sudden bolshy and at times aggressive behaviour isn't welcome especially as her 10 year old daughter handles him too.
BUT the past 3 weeks the mares have been in season and although they are kept away from all the geldings (my tbs were both cut late and can be a bit riggy) Reggie (the pony) has turned into a demon.
He is stabled at night and is out with Odin during the day, He is mounting Odin at every given opportunity much to Odins disgust
he has also begun striking out and rearing at his owner and biting. When walking behind him yesterday he was swishing his tail a lot and it looks like he still has 1 testicle
I mentioned to his owner that he looked like he still had 'something there' she said well he was only recently gelded so it is still swollen. I thought nothing of it and thought that explains his behaviour too then.Tonight though she found out he was actually cut over a year ago. He was done with a local vets. I've attempted to have a look underneath (when I had Joey tested for being a rig last year vet showed me how to feel and check to see if all had been removed etc) but I do not trust this ponys hind legs at all and there is no way I'm poking and prodding him.
I've suggested his owner get him checkedjust to be on safe side, she wants to get vets out who gelded him but I suggested using a different vet.
Anyway what do you lot think and what would you do? This evening he was really full of it, his owner isn't well at present and his sudden bolshy and at times aggressive behaviour isn't welcome especially as her 10 year old daughter handles him too.
