Are your mares / fillys dangerous or aggressive when in season???

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Any stories to make me feel better please???...

My filly has gone from laidback docile loveable to nappy wont lead, attacking me, nipping, wont be brought in from field as wants to be in field nxt to fence with her bum nr the geldings in otha field.....

Im now worried iv got a loon on my hands to back :(

P.s she is also a Welsh D..... And chestnut???? Lol

At 2 yr old she is already 14,3 at her bum so i dont want a big beast on my hands at time of backin that cnt behave... Neva owned a filly before so im a novice filly owner!! He he altho my welsh d gelding is abs crackers he knows im boss x
 
Don't despair, it can all change again.

I also have a section D filly, she's 2 years and 4 months at present.

I bought her at 9 months old and she was an absolute sweetie, at about a year and 3 months she had her first season and turned into the filly from hell, she double barrelled me in the field, chased me down in it, bit me, refused to catch, she was a total biatch!
She was like that till winter kicked in and I was dreading this spring, but I have my lovely filly back.
Yes she can still be a bit of a madame but she's a section D - enough said :D
 
Just to add, I spoke to my vet at the time.
Its quite common for filly's to have a mad spring\summer like this, but it doesn't mean they will stay this way.
Think of a teenage girl getting to grips with the change in hormones, and then settling down as she gets a bit older.

The chances you won't know till spring now, I just made sure she knew the rules and boundaries before the following spring arrived.
 
I have two mares and a 3 year old filly and none of them are agressive when they are in season. I would have a chat with your Vet, it isn't 'normal' at all for mares/fillys to be dangerous when in season. Infact the only one like that that I have known, had an ovarian cyst. There is a big difference between being a tart and agression.
 
she as to grow and understand just like we do when we first have that bad moment - baby likes her space all year but allows horses in but when in season only a certain 2 alllowed in never nasty but shes shows her mood- so subltle to watch - but like us mares do feel pain and discomfort when in season so let her learn and adjust and dont panic yet - shes a baby :)
 
HorseyStar said:
My filly has gone from laidback docile loveable to nappy wont lead, attacking me, nipping, wont be brought in from field as wants to be in field nxt to fence with her bum nr the geldings in otha field.....
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I have many mares and fillies and all are placid and very easy going. Yes young fillies can get a little moody when they have their first year of heat cycles but that is not normally accompanied with the type of behaviour your filly is showing. To me it sounds like a handling issue rather than a physiological problem but maybe it's worth having your vet give her a quick once over.
 
L and b are both more affectionate if anything. Ice was vile her first season but nothing since apart from ears back when I went to catch her. Looking back b was a little toad her 1st season or 2 so she will possibly grow out of it. It's all new and exciting and confusing now.
 
Faracat said:
it isn't 'normal' at all for mares/fillys to be dangerous when in season. Infact the only one like that that I have known, had an ovarian cyst. There is a big difference between being a tart and agression.
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You're right that it's not normal for a mare to be dangerous when in season - although they can be spooky or stupid! It is unlikely that the mare you knew had an ovarian cyst - and even more unlikely that bad behaviour was caused by it. Equine reproduction specialists are divided on whether ovarian cysts happen at all in horses - if they do they are rare - and there is no reason they should cause serious behavioural problems! What DOES cause behavioural problems is a Granulosa Theca Cell tumour - these produce testosterone andmakes a mare behave like a stallion.

However, I suspect the OP's filly is just reacting to being a 'teenage' girl with hormonal changes!
 
I could have mis-remembered what was wrong with her, as she wasn't my mare. However I *think* that it was an ovarian cyst and I believe that it (whatever it actually was) was very painful and therefore causing her to be very difficult.
 
Lay down ground rules over winter when she won't be in season and see what you get in the spring.

My Chestnut Shetland mares first season was just ridiculous! One minute she was flirting with anything that moved - even the cat! The next she was running at things ears flat back being a total loon. My Black Shetland mare was just a complete tart- still is to be fair - but she has got better with her flirtatiousness over the last couple of years.

She may well grow out of it but until then I would lay down the law with her. The only problem with mares is they can't really be told what to do so you are going have to ask and suggest things in such a way as she thinks it was her idea to behave.

Good luck with her and I hope she gets easier with age.
 
I have a 14.2hh Sec D chestnut mare too! Though she's thirteen so a little more mature (well a little more grumpy). With the boys she just flirts and squeals and is typically a tart. At last weeks country show she had a lot of boyfriends (I think she pulled at least eight times!) one gelding even tried to ambush her from behind. Normally wouldn't have gone down well, but like I said, she's a tart ;D
She won't be caught in the field, but after wearing herself out she will just plod into the shelter and allow me to catch her. Apart from that she's fine. I assume your filly will grow out of it and should settle down come spring. Though I'm not an expert on youngsters, just on moody chestnut mares :P

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Ella and one of her boyfriends from the show :P Just because it's cute :)
 
Hi everyone I am really new to all this- horse ownership & forums!!!!!! We bought my daughter a pony last Xmas & found out in Feb that she was pregnant (the pony, not my daughter!!!!!!!!!!!) the foal is now 4 1/2 mnths old and over the last couple of weeks mare has been a bit tetchy, ears back, doesn't want to be groomed etc. She was the most affectionate pony I had ever met before & after the foal was born. I'm wondering if she's fed up with the foal & ready for him to be weaned or could she have come into season?!! Would appreciate any helpful advice. :confused:
 
My mare is utterly vile with other horses when shes not in season, very dominant, lots of leg lifting, chasing and face pulling, especially where food is involved. However when she is in season she is a real tart and will stand and groom the others and, erm, present herself even to other mares :o And she has a disgusting tendancy to wee all over her back legs.
Thankfully her behaviour with me is pretty consistant either way. Well for a mare anyway, lol.
 
Hi I have got two mares at the moment. One wont be caught easily when she si in season but the other one is downright dangerous. She rears and kicks and bites if you can get near her. She reared up and nearly kicked my son in the head. I spoke to my vet and she is on regumate and is completely different. Affectionate and placid but going really nicley. She is mature though and I did know about her probs before I got her. Wether the filly is just going through that teenage hormonal phase I dont know.
 
Thanks everyone!! She still plays up wen bein brought in from field but il be stabling her soon to establish a routine, i think shes bored as she sedms to enjoy working etc (once u get her in! Lol) shes 3 in May im just starting to ground break her etc and have sat in her in full tack today, i think she shud settle even more once stabled and in a routine of brekky, turn out, turn in and tea time!!... Think lukin back tol she was dominating me (im not used to mares) so im starting to become the leader! Were getting there!! Xx
 
I've got 2 rescued shetland mares. Little Lady is a total poppet 365 days a year and if my life depended on it I couldn't tell you when she's in season. Little black Molly is different though. She already thinks she's a 17hh warmblood rather than an 8hh shetland and when she's in season she thinks she's a 17hh warmblood with irresistable sexual allure ha ha. If it's vaguely male and has a pulse, she'll try to seduce it - age, breed, height, pffft, what does that matter! But dangerous? Never!
 
Fany is totaly non-aggressive in season, you only know she is in season if she starts spraying. None of the other mares on our yard are either, I would get the vet to check, cysts can release testosterone and cause aggression.Hope she gets sorted.
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Just read your update OP. Good to hear that you're taking things in a positive direction :D

Dizzy (16.3 DWB chestnut 7) can be interesting to handle, if you let her take half an inch she'll take your head off, but in season she's normally as soft as old mush, very loving, wraps her neck round me, stands resting her head jut touching me, lovely :D:D. So saying, the last few weeks shes been an absolute cow bag. The vet did explain (daylight, temperatures, etc. - all over my cold stuffed head), but Bute and probiotics has helped and shes just about back to normal :D

Look forward to reading updates on your girl :D
 
my big mare is a docile giant what ever the only thing she gets sex horney with the geldings turning her bum to them for mounting so does the pony but she squirts everywhere gross, other mare we dont notice her neither the donkey.

so the answer is no

no aggression
 
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