Ridgling

Funny Cide was a ridgling who was gelded and went on to become a champion race horse

A ridgling (also spelled ridgeling),[1] or rig, is a cryptorchid;[2] a male animal with one or both testicles undescended,[1] usually describing a ram, bull, or male horse,[3] but cryptorchidism also can be an issue in dogs and cats.[4] Because the heat inside the body is too high for sperm to survive, an undescended testicle is non-functional.[5] The condition is most often discussed in the horse world, as the health and behavioral issues surrounding adult males with the condition are of concern to owners and handlers of such animals.[6]

  1. ^ a b "ridgeling". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
  2. ^ "The cryptorchid horse or Rig". Vetpro. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
  3. ^ The Shorter Oxford Dictionary. Oxford University Press. 1983. p. 1829.
  4. ^ "Retained Testicles Dogs". Pet MD. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
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