Comments on: Cryptorchid Facts

By: Larri Jo Starkey

Larri Jo Starkey — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:51:17 +0000

Thanks for commenting on our excerpt from a Journal article about cryptorchidism. This particular story was written in collaboration with Ben Espy, D.V.M., and the American Association of Equine Practitioners endorsed it by placing it on the AAEP Web site for general information about cryptorchid horses. We are comfortable with its accuracy. In the full article, which you can read here http://www.aaep.org/health_articles_view.php?id=303, Dr. Espy comments on each point and there is information from the Merck Veterinary Manual.

By: brandy

brandy — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 22:31:54 +0000

I have contacted several different sources on cryptorchid horses, and you have it listed as a FACT that it is genetic, there is no conrete evidence that this is true what so ever. Google it!! You are giving your version of FACTS wrong and miss leading people. They did a study with a cryptorchid stallion, bred him to 58 mares and not one of the colts was a cryptorchid. I would like to know where you are getting your information from, I have sent a link from your website to several research facilitys.

By: Cheryl McCrindle

Cheryl McCrindle — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:50:54 +0000

This is a great article. As a veterinarian and behaviorist I would like to add that the cryptorchid can be a very dangerous horse as his moods vary considerably. Retained testes can result in intermittent changes in testosterone and the horse can be have like a gelding for a while and very unexpectedly change to a very aggressive and difficult stallion. It is absolutely contra-indicated to remove only the external testis and leave the other inside, for this reason.