04/28/2026
Little man, aka Volente went to be gelded this morning but had a mild temperature stepping off the trailer. More than likely from still holding on to his winter fluff and having a warm trailer ride. Due to clinic policy though we had to either bring him back another day (and risk the same thing happening) or leave him over night to let his temp go back to normal, and have him gelded in the morning. We opted to leave him over night so hopefully by tomorrow morning he'll be a gelding!
The choice to geld a stud prospect is not something we take lightly. However, keeping a c**t a stud is also not a small matter to consider. Current life circumstances make owning a stallion a challenge, as well as some minor conformational flaws led us to this decision. We truly believe he'll be much happier as a show gelding and kids pony π