sammi needham : cogitate

Matt: Interesting stuff…
To allow only the finest animals to breed on, while preserving adequate genetic diversity, it is recommended that only a small percentage of all male horses should remain stallions. Some sources place the percentage of stallions considered unacceptable breeding stock at about 90%,[6] while others would be more radical and state that only 0.5% should be bred.[7] In wild herds, the 10% ratio is largely maintained, though via a different mechanism, as a single stallion usually protects and breeds a herd of up to 10 or 12 mares, though may permit a less dominant junior stallion to live at the fringes of the herd.[8] There are more males than just herd stallions, but unattached male horses group together for protection in small all-male “bachelor herds,” where, in the absence of mares, they tend to behave much like geldings
Sent at 4:15 PM on Wednesday

me: everyone knows that.

Matt: heheh.
The bible says it is illegal to Geld horses according to the Bible!

me: the bible can get fucked. where’s the fun in that?
we should geld this shit out of way more stuff

Matt: fuck knows… and why would Jesus even be considering this?
definitely.

me: surely he’s busy
…or non-existent

Matt: I would have thought so!
“So Jesus, we’re having a trouble with famine….” – “Hold on! I’m contemplating whether to ban Gelding or not!”
fucken Jesus
Sent at 4:22 PM on Wednesday

Matt: check this:
Gelding horses is generally approved of as a way to allow more horses to live comfortably and safely in close proximity to humans and other horses, and as an ethical means of population control, even within the animal rights community. However, some individuals are concerned that the process may cause pain for the animal or somehow lessen their vitality or spirit.
NO SHIT!
reckon I would lose a bit of vitality and spirit were I to be gelded!
Sent at 4:25 PM on Wednesday