by Missing » Fri Jun 20, 2008 10:16 am
People might geld stallions from their private lines to give as gifts. That way the bloodline can be preserved. I know I have sterilized a mare to give as a gift. I wanted the person to have a good horse from my bloodline but I didn't want them to breed that horse and "let my lines out," as they say.
It has no effect on competition or anything, though.