Mare Issues
Autumnfilly2005
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Okay, so I recently moved my mare from a really run-down stable where she was by herself to a new stable where she is in a paddock with two other geldings. The problem is that she just went through her first cycle with them, and she was very aggressive toward the one gelding. She wasn't attacking, she was just pushing her butt at him constantly, and he kept biting her. She now has several very large scrapes on her. Only a couple of the smaller ones broke the skin, but she definitely has large patches where her skin is bare from the bites.
Is there anything I can give her to make her calmer during cycles without involving the vet? There is only one paddock and no stalls, only a large lean-to, so moving her out during cycles is not an option. Neither is moving her back to the old stable. She is 9yo, was bred before but miscarried the foal. The gelding is 4yo and much larger than her. The other gelding is a 19yo mini and not a problem. Is it going to be this bad every cycle, or is it only because she is still new in the area and establishing her place in the herd?
What do you recommend I do? I really don't want my mare getting beaten up so badly every 21 days!
Is there anything I can give her to make her calmer during cycles without involving the vet? There is only one paddock and no stalls, only a large lean-to, so moving her out during cycles is not an option. Neither is moving her back to the old stable. She is 9yo, was bred before but miscarried the foal. The gelding is 4yo and much larger than her. The other gelding is a 19yo mini and not a problem. Is it going to be this bad every cycle, or is it only because she is still new in the area and establishing her place in the herd?
What do you recommend I do? I really don't want my mare getting beaten up so badly every 21 days!
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I hate it when my mare and my friends mare cycle at the same time. We feed mare magic to the more aggressive one. I am lucky that I can separate everyone if it gets bad. I have had friends give their mares bute when they were in season. I really don't know if either of these products would work for your mare. Bute needs a vet, mare magic can be purchased online or at your local feed store.
I took Zena off of the mare magic for the winter, just to see if it made a difference in her personality. It did. She was a witch. Put her back on a month ago, she is a little more even keeled. Not wanting to eat the small children that own her. LOL0 -
Okay, I'll look up Mare Magic and see if my local feed store carries it. My mare isn't a problem most of the time. She prefers running away to standing her ground with the other horses, and I've never had an issue or really noticed a difference when I worked her during her cycles before, but with the gelding now, she was begging to be bred and he doesn't have the plumbing to take care of it, so he just wanted her away from him. I was on vacation while she cycled, so I didn't see it happening, but that was what the gelding's owner said was going on.0
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She may settle down some on her own, too, once she realizes he isn't going to get the job done! Good luck! This is one of the reasons why I am leaning towards getting a gelding. But then I think of sheath cleaning...0
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This is my first horse, so it's not like I've had a lot of experience with other genders, but I have to admit I'm glad I have a mare. The thought of sheathe cleaning terrifies me! :-)0
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Sheath cleaning is not nearly as scary as estrogen. It's just smelly. Besides, I think now most folks have their vet do it.0
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Chico and Scout are my first geldings. I grew up with mares. I love their honesty. Bad moods and all. As for sheath cleaning. I do a little in between vet visits but it is so much easier to have the vet do it. A little sedation and the horse is so cooperative.0
