can mares be in season yet???

[u02srg3]

Rode my mare today (was beautiful sunny warm day so knew she would be an angel) and totally out of the blue she was acting crazy! Very much like she is when she first comes into season, spooky, leaping about, not concentrating etc. Is it possible that with the mild weather she has come into season early? Does anyone with a mare know when they normally first start coming into season?

 

[kildalton]

My daughter's mare didn't stop having seasons , and she is a terrible tart.

 

[Tia]

I hate to say this, but my mares have been having seasons all winter. And we have it much colder than you guys over in England. Normally my guys stop having their seasons in about Sept/Oct time and then restart in March, but not fully till April/May.

 

[Haflinger]

Mine is acting a bit silly at the moment - got on her this morning and the first thing she did was jump up and down on the spot!!
I think it might be this nice sunshine and grass

 

[teabiscuit]

yes, my girl is in season too

 

[MistletoeMegan]

Perfectly possible to be coming into season now, some even stay in season through the winter like my former cowbag mare.

 

[kombikids]

yep - also cowbag.

 

[spitchwick]

Yup, a total Scottish tart.

 

[LeneHorse]

oh yes! Mine is currently in season and fancies anything male especially my farrier! She is another one that comes into season all year round.

 

[itsme123]

yes, certainally possible. All the mares I know have already started coming into season.

 

[Equus Leather]

I think mine has too.

 

[Stella]

Mine is just showing me that 'spring is in the air' brightness - just on her toes. I wouldn't be suprised if she had her first season of the year soon. Its been such a perculiar winter and spring does seem to be coming early (fingers crossed)!

 

[Penniless]

Well our mare is ready for covering on Sunday. She's already dragged me over to the stallion twice today. This will be exactly 1 year to the day when she was covered last year - this years foal will be 4 weeks 2 days old when we cover mum. Other mares have already been in season this year and swabs taken on all of them. Even our youngest filly is squirting all over the place too.

 

[Miss Tipps]

Even my gelding is in season!!

(ok, well I'm just trying to find some excuse for his apalling behaviour :-O )

 

[pinktiger]

no misstipps dont worry my geldings in season too!!!!!!

 

[Shilasdair]

Yes, I think my old mare is in as she's talking to me more than usual. And I think my 3yo may be coming in as she had some signs. My three girlies don't 'show' much though.
The increase in day light is what does it, and the nice weather recently will also have helped.
S

 

[Donkeymad]

Yes, one of mine has been coming into season all winter.

 

[Cop-Pop]

My TBx is coming into season at the mo so she's a nightmare

 

[YorksG]

My Appy has been coming into season all winter, and she's a tart with it!

 

[S_N]

As today is officially the first day of the breeding season, I rather hope that they can be. Though that is being overly simple, as most mares (not all TB's) being bred at this time of year, are likely to have been under light therapy and maybe hormone therapy too. Though some mares cycle all year round - they just never seem to go into anoestrus, which is the complete abscence of oestrus i.e. mare is not cycling, which generally happens in the winter period.