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Champion âstallionâ missing vital equipment
No, this isnât about Michael Moore. Read on: A prize-winning âstallionâ, tipped for a lucrative life on a stud farm, has been found to be missing some vital equipment. Clydesdale colt, Black Prince, has been stripped of several awards he won in Scotland after it was found heâd been castrated as a foal. Yep, just as youâre about to hit easy street, someone rips your balls off. Among his honours were a blue ribbon at this yearâs Doune and Dunblane Show and a prize at the National Stallion Show. That made him eligible for a place in The Stud Book, the Clydesdale horsebreedersâ main reference. His virility came into question only when his owner, Kevin Cargill, decided to sell him to a breeder and a vetâs inspection was requested. A vet informed the surprised parties the two-year-old had been castrated as a foal, says The Times. "They werenât the only ones who were surprised, Wil-l-l-l-bur!" Robert Hamilton, president of the Clydesdale Horse Society, said the organisation had no choice but to remove the awards. "Put simply, the necessary ammunition wasnât there - and no balls means no awards," he said. That is so-o-o-o true in so many walks of life. Mr Hamilton said prize judges, who were representatives of various fairs endorsed by his society, had made a mistake that, although obvious, was easy enough to make. "When horses are on display they often retract their testicles. You cannot see them, and judges are not at liberty to start groping horsesâ balls." You can always tell who the judges are at these shows: they have a horseshoe print on their faces. And a happy look. Posted by: Steve White 2003-09-29 |
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