Interesting. I have spoken with his former owner who said he did it there also. She’s known him since he was 2 and never had any issues with him.
Thank you for sharing
He puts it away when asked to really work. I think it looks uncomfortable too! Other lesson horses have dropped before over the past 25 years I’ve been with horses but never had one that would w/t/c jump a course with it flopping or sticking out. The issue is he’s a lesson horse, and a very good one. But it’s gross for the kids and most of them are learning to jump or post, and don’t know how to do any advanced movements yet. I don’t think it is normal either, it’s kind of perverted. I’ve seen stallions do it from boredom but once moving again they stop.
Does not do this turned out
That’s tough when you have a bunch of 7 to 12 year old girls in a lesson or summer camp squealing about it. And the mom’s think it’s really gross and inappropriate as well, to drop and pee is one thing or relax, but to w/t/c and jump a small course with a beginner is kind of weird
Wish I knew the outcome. This horse is 100% sound, healthy, 24/7 turn out with mares and geldings. Totally normal in the field, can’t find any back pain or any pain anywhere other than occasional ouchiness on rocky/ stony ground. He is barefoot. Otherwise a perfect horse, have tried lots of saddles, pads and girths. He does it alone and with other horses, only when taking a break, not when you first get on and warm up and go to work. Once you take a walk break or talk to the instuctor it’s flopping around and usually hard for the rest of the lesson unless an advanced rider is on him that can make him really work. Then he slowly sucks it back in and goes back to normal til his next break
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I can’t remember the name of the medication but there is a long term tranquilizer used for horses on stall rest. One of mine had to have this medication and the vet explained to me that permanent problems with dropping was an unfortunate possible side effect. This side effect does not go away after the meds wear off.[/QUOTE]
It was acepromazine. Very rare but unfortunate side effect. Some vets won’t give it to studs because it can cause permanent priapism.
Hmmm. Going with the “keep it simple” principle: any chance he really needs to pee?
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Ok. This is kind of a weird question. One gelding that has been here a few months now has this habit of getting an erection when riding. He’ll start off the lesson fine, and then when you stop to fix a jump or ask the instructor a question he’ll drop and then get hard and then not put it away when they start riding again. He’ll even canter and jump with it out. If you stay on the flat he’ll keep it out for the duration of the ride. If you start jumping and really get after him with a crop he will eventually soften and slowly put it back. Any thoughts? Maybe something that could be sprayed on it? He does not do this turned out. He was not gelded late, he is 10 years old. He goes out with mares and geldings, 24/7 turnout and is completely normal with the herd, getting him ready on the x ties and under every other circumstance including having his sheath cleaned which he keeps it sucked back in there and does not drop (he gets it cleaned one to 2x a year). It’s just this weird thing when he gets his first break during a ride that he hangs it out and gets hard and won’t put it away unless someone shoos it in with a crop. Happens when he schools in the fields alone or with other horses turned out, and in the ring with or without other horses and people. Any suggestions? He gets 2cups of a pellet supplement a day, free choice 1st cutting hay and pasture. Up to date on everything. Super sweet, great personality, sound. Other than this issue he’s a perfect horse. I don’t even notice him urinating any differently than other horses. Any suggestions or experiences you may have had would be much appreciated! Thank you in advance![/QUOTE]
Don’t hit his genitals with a crop.
Decades ago some trainers used stallion rings for that behavior, if it seemed to be becoming a stereotypy like weaving and such.
I googled to see what was the talk on that today and found this:
http://www.equine-reproduction.com/board/messages/1915/32243.html?1221624965
Guess that those rings are not acceptable any more, but in case someone else may mention them, that is what I found, first hit.
My gelding has done this since the first day I put a saddle on him (I bred him). I don’t know what triggers it, we can’t find anything pain related. He doesn’t do it when being lunged with a surcingle, and he doesn’t do it when I’m bareback. There’s something about a saddle - any saddle (and I’ve gone through a lot of them) that triggers it. And it’s not out always, but our ride always starts with him dropped.
I’ve given up worrying about it, it’s just what he does.
Don’t punish him! If there is nothing physically wrong with him, ignore it. It’s a human problem not a horse problem. No hitting or spraying.
If the vet rules out a physical issue, and he only does it when you stop…just don’t stop - keep him walking. If it does come out ignore it.
