Comments on: Operation Gelding Program Aims to Reduce the Number of Excess Horses

By: Paula

Paula — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 11:49:37 +0000

This would really be a good idea in the Thoroughbred industry, especially since there are so many yearlings born and sold each year. Have you ever wondered where they end up if they dont make it to the big times. A lot of them end up in slaughter. I truley to believe that the thoroughbred industry needs to cut way back on their breeding. Cause the horses are the ones to pay in the end

By: Chelle

Chelle — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:48:56 +0000

Actually, I think this is going more towards those people who buy a yearling with little or no intentions of breeding it, then discover they can’t afford to geld it. Or the sudden glut of producing stallions and young purebred colts of excellent breeding that simply can’t be used because the market for them isn’t there right now. You can’t force those “cute” or “spotted” stallion owners to cut their horses and not everyone breeds with the intention of obtaining papers. Those breeders aren’t responsible for the overburden as much as big purebred operations looking to find that one winner out of 20 (or MORE) young a year. And with big farms going broke they need just as much help defraying costs as anyone else.

By: Horselover

Horselover — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:49:41 +0000

Awesome idea- we need a lot more geldings and a lot less stallions that people are breeding because they think they are “cute” or because they have spots.

By: Tammy

Tammy — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:59:54 +0000

I think the pure breed horse registries need to be stricter in who is able to breed. I think they need to look at how the fresians do it. It would save a lot of headache with halfbreeds that no one wants or those stallions that aren’t good enough to breed. A lot of people have stallions that shouldn’t be breeding. There are also to many registries that accept mutt horses. I’m not saying these are bad horses, I’m just saying we don’t need to flood the horse industry with half breeds.

By: Meghan Sara

Meghan Sara — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 10:49:32 +0000

This is a VERY good idea! I’m extremely happy that theyre doing this(:

By: TRAIL RIDER

TRAIL RIDER — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:24:45 +0000

I THINK THIS IS A REALLY GOOD IDEA. SOMETIMES, PEOPLE JUST NEED HELP. RIGHT NOW, MOST OF US ARE HAVING A BIT OF A CHALLENGE WHEN IT COMES TO FINANCES, AND WE ALL KNOW THERE ARE WAY TOO MANY HORSES OUT THERE. WE DONT NEED TO ADD TO THE OVER-POPULATION IF IT CAN BE HELPED. GO UHC!!

By: Galadriel

Galadriel — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:23:46 +0000

Uh oh, my stallion had better keep hidden!
Well, I do agree this is a great idea. I just hope that they don’t make it mandatory like they’re trying to force on the cats and dogs.

By: Emily

Emily — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:49:02 +0000

This is a great idea. If you have a stallion that you don’t plan on breeding, castrate him. You might feel bad, but what if he were to get out and have his way with a few mares? That could make you very unpopular. Also, so many people are trying to give their horses away that there is obviously an excess.