> Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if it's as > much as 50% in some form or another, but how > will we ever know if we don't talk about it? Karen
here in Iceland there are not that high % for last 15 years I got 1 and I know of 3 other 1 with not one in the bag went for surgery could only reach 1 got him in for training and had him for almost 2 weeks returned him to the owner who put him down the hormones was just so much you could not train it ,yeh and coast me some repair on fence´s the other two got one down and they where keept intact to at least 4 but are geldings today by the way one of then was close related to mine on the father´s side and it´s a couple of thousands of horses just in my nearest area. and this is something that we mare owners talk about and discuss here in my area we talk about it when we have one,and of course blame the stallion for at the first time it happen´s My mare Mósa has had 5 colts and 1 filly and one colt didn´t drop any testicle no of the colt´s are related to each other but I will not use that stallion again.She is still used in breeding but would she turn up with another one then I wouldn´t blame the stallion again. The other 4 colt´s has been fully equiped at 10 monht I don´t check it untill then usually as we don´t bring the foals in untill christmas. Regards Malin
