noun
- male animals, especially horses, that have one or both testicles retained in the abdomen instead of descending normally
Usage: veterinary; plural form
Examples
- The veterinarian examined the colt to determine if it was a ridgling.
- Ridglings often require surgical intervention to remove the retained testicles.
- Horse breeders typically avoid using ridglings for breeding purposes.
- The condition that creates ridglings is known as cryptorchidism.
- Some ridglings may exhibit stallion-like behavior despite appearing gelded.