Gelding

A gelding (/ˈɡɛldɪŋ/) 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.[1] The equivalent terms for castrated male cattle are steer or bullock, and wether for sheep and goats.

Castration renders the male animal calmer, better-behaved, less sexually aggressive, and more responsive to training efforts. This makes the animal generally more suitable as an everyday working animal, or as a pet in the case of companion animals.[2] The gerund and participle "gelding" and the infinitive "to geld" refer to the castration procedure itself.

  1. ^ "3 Ways to Buy a Camel". WikiHow. March 11, 2023. ...in the US, expect to spend around $10,000 for a mature gelding and up to $17,000 for a pregnant female.
  2. ^ Cheney, Victor T. (March 6, 2006). A Brief History Of Castration: Second Edition. AuthorHouse. ISBN 9781467816663.
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