Canine teeth in mares

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When my mare had her teeth done last month my EDT said that her canines shouldn't cause a problem but in mares it can be a sign of high testosterone levels and hormone imbalance. I have done some reading up on this and am now wondering if it could be a reason for her sometimes aggressive tendancies. She hates being in her space and is quite dominant. Has anyone else any thoughts on this and can you have blood tests done to find out?
 
It is thought to be a sign of extra testosterone in mares. I remember years ago of a mare where I worked who was very highly strung and almost stallion like in behaviour at times. She had various tests done and the owners were apparently told she had abnormally high levels of testosterone. She also had canine teeth.
 
iv just learnt (from an EDT) that mine has canines about to erupt & she is definately aggressive, with a tendancy to be dominant if she can. She is bottom of the herd in the field which helps & she knows that im 'part of the herd' so not to try & dominate me, but with new people she can be a pain. She is very butch in appearance & has the neck of a stallion.

I have the vet out for vaccinations next week & am planning to get her blood tested & hopefully be able to help her. If her difficult issue are controlled by testosterone im hoping that she can be treated in some way, as at present I dont feel I will be ever be able to sell her because of this behaviour. It has taken her years to learn respect for me & she pushes the boundaries on a regular basis.

Another comment my EDT said was that it can be very difficult to get these mares in foal as the testosterone acts as a natural contraceptive!
 
Thinking about it my mare always has a large neck. She is great once you are on her back but simple things like grooming and tacking up can be a pain. I have had her checked over by a physio and it isn't pain related. Its like she cannot stand you being in her space. Her ears go back and she grinds her teeth at you. The other day I was fastening her rug on her chest and she went to bite so I bumped her under the chin with my elbow. Even that doesn't stop her and I don't want a constant arguement. I am going to speak to my vet about possible tests. The other thing that I thought of was ovary problems but she comes into season normally and is very tarty.
 
Mine has them and apart from being a bit opinionated and a 'bossy mare' she's absolutely fine - and was covered, conceived and gave birth with no problems either.
 
Slave2Magic said:
The other thing that I thought of was ovary problems but she comes into season normally and is very tarty.
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this is what im thinking with my mare, which in some ways i am hoping it is & that it can be rectified/treated. she is also a serious tart when in season, worse than my 'normal' mare. they like to keep us guessing dont they!?!?!
 
When i had an edt look at Lucy years ago i didn't tell him anything about her i just said this is my pony. He looked in her mouth and said "He's very pritty for a boy isn't he?"
It turns out that she has Canine's. She has a large crest and also has lots of stallion traits inclu the make me attitude :mad:. She is always being mistaken for a stallion when we are out and about and she will try to kill a stallion if it gets to close especialy if it is being boystrous.
I have owned her for 12 years and she has only come into season once in all that time and her mood never changes. (she is always a grumpy old bag :p)
 
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