Can somone help me figure out what went wrong?

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My mares routine for the summer is out at night and in, in the day.
Today was like any normal day, on the yard before 8am to fetch in and she was waiting at the gate as normal. She was calm and dozing. Caught her and began walking down the drive when she saw 2 horses leave for a hack. This is a common occurrence and it happens 5 or 6 times a week. The horses she saw leaving are not her friends and one of them she never met. She grew and started jogging and neighing.

I managed to settle her enough to get her to her stable, took her rug off and picked her feet and she then promptly did 3 poo's. She was box walking which I have never seen her do and was threatening to rear.
I stood on the outside of the door and monitored and she did not settle and started trying to bite me and head but me which she has never done in the 8 years of having her.

She can be very inpatient when waiting for her breakfast but never this extreme. I went back into her stable and gave her, her breakfast but she wouldn't touch it and the behaviour continued.
After 10 minutes she was still very unhappy amd nobody else was in her stable block. Again, not normally an issue and she doesn't mind being on her own in the stables.
I decided to turn her out as she wasn't settled and there are horses out 24/7. As I opened the door to go back in she barged past me and over the top of me and sent me to the floor and she promptly legged it. She cantered all over the yard and was caught 5 minutes later using treats and cornered by me and my partner. I turned her out but on the drive she was jogging, going sideways (beautiful leg yield and half pass!) And was generally very difficult where as normally she is excellent to handle.

I turned her out and she was unsettled but better and was monitored for an hour and I've just bought her back in and she was her usual self, couldn't wait to get in her stable and tucking into her breakfast.
I can't see any bites/stings and there was no buzzy things I could see or hear.

She is 29 and this behaviour is so out of character for her. She is very kind and gentle and always good to lead so I'm a bit baffled.

I have now protocols in place that for the next few days I'm the only one going in the stable with her whilst we figure out what that was about!
 
Possibly. I'm in the east Midlands and we had a lot of rain but the wind wasn't too bad. She is a bit of a pansy in the wet weather though. Maybe she was a bit cold. Who knows!

I'd just put that down to "horses are weird".
She is Welsh and and a chestnut! I just don't want to miss an obvious sign. She is sound and happy so very weird!
 
She had a full MOT this year with eyes, heart, liver, kidneys checked etc and everything was perfect. Her eyes could have declined in that time. No doubt I will need a vet soon so will get them to check again.
She does have cushings which is very well controlled (tested in May) and levels are perfect and no signs but obviously season changes are happening.

I hadn't thought about her seasons, she is normally no trouble and you can't even tell she is having a season but with the weather I wonder if she has gone a bit haywire. She is also shedding coat like the apocalypse is coming so wonder if if is the weather and she is weird!
 
She has never hunted with me (I have a feeling I would never be allowed back!) But she definetly knows the sound of the horn and the hounds if she hears them in the distance
 
I have a mare who goes mad randomly for a day or two once or twice a year when she in season. A lot of horses are up a gear because of weather yesterday . If it continues I probably get her tested for crushing disease just because it can alter their behavior as she 29 .
 
I would put it down to a weird moment. I have one who does this from time to time. It’s settled as she’s got older but can reappear without warning. She’s not to be messed with when she’s like this (in that she loses all manners, not that she’ll go at you). I put it down to her being a horse. Keep an eye on her though in case it’s her way if telling you something.
 
I'm going with welsh, chestnut and looking for an excuse then wound herself up (and then they can't come down)

Frank did it with me at the vets once when he was 19, for lameness exam. Started fine, spotted a tractor about 4 fields away (tractors never an issue) and that was it the welsh switch had gone. It was very embarassing, the vet asked if he was always like that I said if he was I'd never take him anywhere.
 
Back up tonight and normal service has resumed. She was her usual self. Most of the yard are amused by her antics and going along the lines of she is Welsh and she reignited the Welsh switch which is normally reserved for ridden work. Angel (yep, that's her name!) Would like you too all know it's not true and she didn't do anything wrong! I will be getting her eyes checked and a physio in case along with the saddle fitter

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Probably just a horse moment! But just to note my Cushings elderly chap really feels the cold these days and can’t regulate his temperature very well so is always rugged for very wet and windy weather despite time of year 😊 for many years he never had a rug on all year round but he needs it now and breaks out of his pen and stands by the gate to come in if he’s not suitably attired 😊
 
Mine can be a bit like that when deer have been in her field foxes can also unsettle her.
Could be lots of things but if she's back to normal now, I'd say that's just horses 🤷‍♀️
 
Sounds like a random mad mare moment - I’ve had mares all my life and the one things they’ve taught me is every day is different. Laugh about it then forget about it because tomorrow is a whole new day 😊
 
Back up tonight and normal service has resumed. She was her usual self. Most of the yard are amused by her antics and going along the lines of she is Welsh and she reignited the Welsh switch which is normally reserved for ridden work. Angel (yep, that's her name!) Would like you too all know it's not true and she didn't do anything wrong! I will be getting her eyes checked and a physio in case along with the saddle fitter

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I get the feeling that she was very taken with that strange horse. Who was he (gasp)? She would have liked to find out.
 
How funny, a week or so ago I could have written your post.

J and I went for an in-hand walk one evening. We bimbled happily round a field as usual and as we were about 5 minutes from home met our fieldmate and owner. We stopped for a chat, horses ignored each other and grazed for a couple of minutes - very usual behaviour for us. We split up and walked off to head home. J never (normally) objects to being on her own or leaving others including fieldmates - especially if she's heading home. That day however we went from polite walking, to shouting, screaming, dancing round me, bargeing and rearing in hand. She's 21, in good health, controlled Cushing's, eyesight fine and have been out and left said fieldmate since without batting an eye 🙄.

Clearly there's been something in the air affecting gingers!!
 
That makes me feel better! The horse she saw go for a hack was a gelding so maybe she was being a floozy! Love a mare though. I'm expecting complete dramatics when she is clipped on Tuesday too!

She was back to normal this morning, like nothing had ever happened. We had several smirks at the delinquent 29 year old causing mayhem 😅 she has amused everybody for the next few days.
Im a bit sore where she ran me over but I'll survive!
 
I think there were 4 reasons. Her being welsh, chestnut and a mare and it was a Sunday.

I wouldn't worry too much about checking eyes etc unless you get a repeat performance.
 
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