So, I’ve been messing around with horses lately, just trying to figure things out, you know? And I got to wondering, what’s the real deal with geldings and stallions? So, I decided to dive in and see what I could find.
First off, I started observing these guys. I watched them in the pasture, saw how they acted around each other and around people. It’s pretty clear that stallions, those are the ones with all their, um, boy parts, are different. They’re all full of themselves, strutting around, showing off. You can tell they’re the big shots. I saw them trying to be the boss of the herd, making sure everyone knew who was in charge.
Then I watched the geldings. Now, these guys have been, well, let’s just say they’ve had a little operation. And they’re way more chill. They’re not trying to fight for the top spot. They’re just happy to hang out, eat some grass, and not make waves. I noticed they were easier to handle, too. Not so much attitude.
After watching them for a while, I tried interacting with them. I started with a stallion. Let me tell you, it was a bit of a challenge. He was all fired up, not really listening to me. It took a lot of patience and a firm hand to get him to cooperate. I had to show him that I was the one in charge, not him.
Then I worked with a gelding. What a difference! He was calm and responsive. It was like night and day compared to the stallion. I could lead him around, groom him, and do all sorts of things without any fuss. It was so much easier and more enjoyable.
I also did some reading on the subject, and it turns out there are some biological reasons for these differences. Stallions have all those hormones, you know, testosterone, making them more aggressive and dominant. Geldings, on the other hand, they’re missing those parts, so they’ve got way less testosterone. That’s why they’re calmer. They also don’t get those, um, erections, that stallions do, which is a normal thing, even for geldings. But that doesn’t mean they’re, you know, not interested at all. They just don’t have the same drive, if you get me.
Here’s a little list of what I figured out:
- Stallions:
- Full of energy and hormones.
- Try to be the boss.
- Can be a handful to work with.
- Reproductively active.
- Geldings:
- More relaxed and easygoing.
- Don
