Bruce said, “Mate, this is what I have learned and the only stuff that I am sure about. The first 500 horses taught me how to stay on. The second 500 horses taught me how to be good at getting a horse to do stuff. The next 500 horses taught me that if I don’t get in the way of what a horse wants to do, they all seem pretty happy.”
Gelding
The bottom line is that I think unless you have a good justification, all male horses should be gelded UNLESS they are exceptional. It is the right and kind thing to do. I also believe there is no physiological reason to leave a horse as a colt longer than necessary in the hope he will grow bigger and stronger. In my view, it is best to geld horses after weaning and before puberty for the sake of their social development and mental maturity.
Nature Versus Nurture
Contractual Trust
Cross Ties
Their purpose is to restrict the movement of a horse when tied up. They hinder the horse’s ability to swing around or turn its head. Every attempt by a horse to swing its neck is met with pressure. They act by flooding a horse with pressure until it gives up fidgeting in futility. Cross-ties are anti-training because they do not address the cause of the problem, only the symptom.