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a stallion who traded his ambitions for a remarkably stable personality.
means A male horse (or other animal) that has been castrated, typically to make it calmer and easier to handle.
from From Old Norse 'gelda,' to castrate, which gave English 'geld' — to cut. The '-ing' marks the result: a creature that has been gelded. The same root lingers in 'gelt,' an old word for a barren animal, all tracing back to a sense of cutting or rendering unproductive — a cousin, possibly, of words meaning 'to lack.'
- definition
- a castrated male horse, fully and surgically retired from breeding
- temperament
- calmer and more focused without hormonal drama
- racing edge
- many champion racehorses are geldings, including Funny Cide
- name origin
- from Old Norse gelda, meaning to castrate
- ancient practice
- humans have gelded horses for thousands of years
secretariat — thoroughbred racehorse who won the triple crown in 1973
man o' war — legendary american racehorse gelded and won 20 of 21 races in 1919-1920
justin morgan — foundational sire of morgan horse breed, castrated stallion in 18th century vermont