Should I geld my stallion or not??

[Frosty]

Hi, I have just bought my first Arabian Horse.  He is a 3yr old registered full arabian stallion.  He has The Black Stallion (CASS OLE) and Don Fresheba in his bloodline.  He is from the Donoghue line of Arabians.  He is very high spirited and agressive when around other horse.  I have him alone right now and he is a completely different horse when alone.  He is not broke to ride and almost everyone keeps telling me to "get him cut".  They say he is dangerous if left as a stallion and you can't trust him.  Any advice would be great!   

[lovemypinto]

YES,YES, YES, .......Ok...unless this horse has impectable breeding and you can afford to keep him with a trainer/breeder to breed him for you.  Fine, but pay to have him with a breeder or trainer.  Just because he has that bloodline doesn't mean a tinkers dam. 
But there is way too many unwanted horses out there.  So geld him. 
Many boarding barns are not equipt to deal with stallions, nor want to deal with them.  They are a huge liability to their boarders and their horses. 
1. He'll be safer for everyone to be around.  You say he is aggressive around other horses.  Well this is your first clue that he isn't happy and will be always aggressive around other horses.  Also he's not broke, and I would guess has very little manners, gets into your space pushes you around.  This is not cute nor should you think its OK for him to be this way.
2. For the most part, stallions are not pets.  Stallions can be dangerous.  Just think about the worst case senario...he gets out, jumps the fence, aggressively goes after some other horse.  Not a pretty picture.
3. Stallions make for good geldings.  Geldings are happier, they can be turned out with other horses.  For the most part, they are safer, happier and you'll have way more fun not having to be on alert for mare's in heat or some little kid running up their pony up into his space.  Can you say KICKING, BITING OR OTHER MAYHEM.   Not to mention possible legal issues that would insue if your stallion should injury or kill someone.
4. It takes a professional trainer or breeder to handle stallions.  They have the facilities and experience to deal with stallions. Just how experience are you with horses in general or stallions?  You need to ask yourself some serious questions. 
But I say you should geld him, now, not later.   Listen to the people that are telling you need to geld him. 
5.  Good luck.

[Majeed Askari]

You will have it a lot easier with training when he is gelded.
Stallions are unpredictable, you can not take your eyes of a stallion for a second, I had one of them nuts pick me up on my shoulder and sling me around like a rag doll. No big damage done thank God, but I was just for one second not paying attention.
There is some mild mannered Stallions out there, but even they can not be trusted.

[siiiamese]

He is very........ agressive when around other horse.

there is your answer
especially if this is your first horse or first arab it will be far safer for everyone and more enjoyable for you & the horse if he is a gelding.

[phoenix]

By all means, geld him! And if you're anything other than a very skilled rider with lots of experience working with young or and green horses, send him to a trainer when he has recovered from the surgery. Or at least have someone very experienced in working with young, green horses to get him going under saddle.

It's usually awfully dangerous when someone not too experienced tries to start and young, green horse.

[Hawks Human]

Here's another vote for gelding your horse.

Only the very best, exceptional horses should be kept for breeding. They should have terrific show records on at least a regional level. There are too many lovely people around breeding lovely horses in their backyard that are making more lovely horses that eventually wind-up in the kill pen.

Leave the stallions to the people who are in the business of breeding horses. If you bought him to train and ride, geld him and don't wait much longer. It sounds like he's already feeling studly; I'm sure he looks like a male horse by now. He's still going to take a while to calm down; that doesn't happen over night.

[AmaliaMira]

Just like w/dogs, only those actually worthy of and intended for breeding should be left intact.  With horses, even more is required:  a breeding stallion has to be shown/raced/whatever and proven himself that way before anyone can justify charging money for breeding him.  After all, a good pedigree is only one part of the puzzle.  The only reason to own a stallion is for breeding. 

My gelding is a gorgeous Bask/Crabbet-bred powerhouse of a horse...  and I sometimes imagine what he might have been as a stallion (having grown up reading Walter Farley, myelf!).  But that's best left to the imagination. 

Unless you're planning on showing yours at high levels with an eye toward putting him up for stud someday, geld him.  You'll make it easier for him to be a good citizen and ambassador for his breed.

[spice]

Why on earth did you buy a stallion?!  GELD-GELD-GELD, period end of story!  There are simply toooo many "stallions" out there now in all breeds that should have been gelded.

[spike25]

GELD! A good stallion makes a great gelding!