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equipment to hold horse testicles in place

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QUESTION: hello madam, is there any equipment to hold the testicles in place. if yes, please tell me what to call that and  do attach a good picture of it. actually, my uncle had a superior bloodline 3 year old, while the colt was galloping, its testicles were raising up and hitting which is making the horse more and more aggressive and our rider almost got unnbalanced. so, my uncle geled that colt. if i become a trainer, i cant geld a colt of superior bloodline. thats why i'm asking, is there any equipment to hold the testicles in place while galloping

ANSWER: hi caine, no their is not a piece of equipment for this simply because it is a sensitive area and would cause the horse more discomfort. stallions do not act up because they are uncomfortable with their testicles bouncing around. they act up because they are simply stallions. and at that young of age they are not even big enough to really make to much movement.

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QUESTION: so madam, should i geld all my colts since testicles bounce and cause discomfort while galloping? does testicles bounce up when galloping for every horse or only for few? how does the rider get to know that the testicles are bouncing while galloping and causing discomfort to the horse

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no you should not geld all your colts. the horses testicles do not affect it. the horses are to young to even have their testicles large enough for them to even notice. you should only geld a colt when his bloodline and potential is less then perfect. there are to many stallions out there that are not worthy for breeding. again the horses are not bothered by their testicles moving around.  
amanda