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A gelding is a castrated male horse or other equine, such as a pony, donkey or a mule. The term is also used with certain other animals and livestock, such as domesticated camels. By comparison, the equivalent term for a castrated male bull would be ox (or oxen ), or a wether for rams and billy goats.
Castration (in addition to the elimination of hormonally-driven behavior associated with a stallion) allows a male animal to be more calm, better- behaved, less sexually-aggressive, and more responsive to training efforts. Additionally, it is known for making the animal quieter, gentler and generally more suitable as an everyday working animal, or even as a pet (in the case of companion animals). The gerund and participle "gelding" and the infinitive "to geld" refer to the castration procedure itself.
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- Added: Jul 20, 2024