I just gelded my 3 year old in July - yes the open wound freaked me out but it is necessary and must drain.

Took about two weeks for the full testosterone to be out of his system - and he was bred a few times as a two year old and as a three year old. Actually has a foal and one on the way.

Put him back to work on the long lines in a month and backed him a month after that. He has now been under saddle for 2 1/2 months - so 4 1/2 months since gelded. About a month ago I started riding with other mares in the arena and at 2 1/2 months after gelding he was back in the field with other mares. He still tries to breed one - sort of - but it doesn't really work. He may always be interested in the smell - spring will be the real challenge - but by then he should be well on his way as a dressage horse so I am not worried. He has a great attitutde.

Good luck - I am so glad I did my boy

Just had 2 scares....!!!

Walked into the stables on friday night to find him leaning on the wall in his stall, dinner not touched, head low, stiff as a board!! He did NOT want to walk but we forced him. He had no fever but thought he was starting a colic.
After 45 min of walking, there was a poop!!! a nice one too... kept walking for an other 15 mmin and an other one! yay! he didn,t want to lie down when we brought him to his stall. We watched him for a bit, he seemed a lot better.
Also that day, the stablehand told us he had bled quite a bit but it seemed fine when we were there.
Yeasterday, he seemed better, then after he 20 min walk, he started bleeding, a lot.... had to call the vet as we were all in a bit of a panic. He was there in 15 min on a saterday night, drove in like a race car driver (I am so keeping this vet!!)
Result: it was a blood clot. He is fine and healing very well....

What a stressfull weekend....

That is a bit of a scare Julius, glad your boy is okay!