Hormonal Filly

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My 16 month old filly Boots has been behaving quite badly lately, after studying her behavior pattern it seems that when she is in season she turns in to a monster. On recomendation i started feeding her Golbal Herbs - Frisky Mare. Shes been on it a week and yesterday came back in to season, thus she is being a monster and wont let me catch her now, if i cant catch her then i cant feed her the suplement so its all abit pointless now!

For the last 2 days all she has done is paced the fence line (she has rubs along both sides of her from where as shes pacing the fence its rubbing along her side) and stood by the gelding in the next field (who isnt actually showing much interest in her), Shes also pushed off all the rails on the fence from where shes leaning on it.

This is her 3rd season this year and they seem to be having more of an effect on her each time.

What i wanted to ask is
Will she grow out of this? Next year will she be better with her season? is is just because shes only just started coming in to season?
What can i do to help her? - i'v tryed that suplement but obversly if i cant get it in to her system then its not going to help. Can the vet do anything for her or is she too young?
When shes in season should i just leave her alone? Shes very stoppy and kicks out if i try to catch her, i think im just asking for trouble trying to get her in and handle her if shes behaving like this.

I just dont know what to do :( She is unhandlerable like this and just turning herself inside out by walking the fence. She is also doing the field and fence no good, YO isnt pleased.

Any advice, tips or sujestions please!
 
My filly had her first season at 11 months and I new straight away as her behaviour changed dramatically. She was very unsettled and actually was 'going' for my partner, biting him and rearing up at him (wondered if it had something to do with his male smell)? She would attach herself to the gelding in the field and squirt at him constantly. She was such a moody miserable little girl to handle! She's now 17 months and her seasons have definately settled over time. You can still tell when she's in season as she's a little tart but her behaviour is a lot better thank god!! She's not as moody and doesn't go mad for the gelding. So fingers crossed yours will settle eventually too.
 
Oh thank you for giving me some hope petite-girle!

Iv just been to see my vet about Boots, and actaully ended up speaking to 3 different vets!
The first one said that he wouldn't be able to tell me if she would settle down, and that if i cant catch her when shes in season then theres nothing really that i can do.
The second one said that again she couldn't tell me if she would settle down and again theres not much i can do if i cant catch the damn thing. But did say that if i could just feed her from the hand then i could use a homieopath remedy and also maybe some aqupuncture(sp) when shes not in season to help things along, but she couldn't promise any improvement.
AND the third vet said that she MAY settle down and thats what he would hope for.

They looked up about the liquid stuff you can give them but said that at this early stage it wouldn't be benifical to give it to boots and i totaly agree with that.

Just got to hope and pray that she settles down then.
 
Hi . Having the same problem with my 5 year old, so got vet out and we are trying her on Regumate and she's been on it for 3 days and have seen a differance, but will do the 10 day course. Caroline my vet says that although the days are getting shorter, which should tell them to switch off (season wise) the weather is still very warm, which is telling them they should get pregnant if you know what I mean, so has sent their systems out of place.
 
I'm so glad you've posted this, I am having the exact same problem.

My filly is 17 months old, had her first season at 14 months and turned from the sweetest most affectionate well behaved filly into a complete monster.

I went in the field one day and she tried to charge me down and out of the field and when I wouldn't go she double barrelled me, and tried several times more.
She's a total slapper spraying my lad in the face all the time, and occasionally he sort of remembers what his pecker is for and mounts but falls straight back off as doesn't know what else to do lol.
But she's been an absolute horror, she's had 3 so far and has been equally bad for all 3.

Its left me wondering if I am gonna be able to cope with her in the warmer months, she's quite scary, but at all other times she's wonderful.

I've been at my wits end but decided to just let her be this year and see if she settles down and if not next spring i will see what the vets can do.
All I can say is thank god winter is arriving !!!!!!!

Hopefully someone on here can offer some constructive advice to you, so I'll be back to see what people think xxxx
 
Oh gosh i do hope for us all they they settle down soon then! I am having the same thoughts as you missyme10, i will give Boots untill the middle of next summer to see if they settle and then i will have to think very hard about her furture with me. I have spoken to my vet and they said to try a hormone supplement and see how that goes but i cant catch the bloody thing (when shes in season) to get the feed/suplement in to her.

I am just hoping and praying that she will settle down now.

My vets looked in to Reguemate but as Boots is so young we didnt feel that it was approiate and it would also be very costly.
 
No I can't catch mine either, she just shows me her back end!!
They really are little madame's when like that, and I dont know about you but I can see the sheer devilment in Lily's eyes when she's like this, you can see her brain ticking over thinking come on then, come near me if u dare lol.

I think like myself all you can realistically do is wait and see, others have told me its not uncommon for them to be like this the first summer between 1 & 2 but that she will settle down - praying they are right!

Mine is a welsh seciton D................enough said :D
 
someone told me on previous post about Steady up advance, I've ordered some for my young gelding, who jumps 3 foot in the air if anythings startles him. but have you tried Oestress, I was going to try it, but my mare so bad,reason for the vet, but must admit she 's only been on it since Wed and already getting better and I have 10 day supply. Vet did say the weather being warm, is making mares and fillies come into season when they shoudn't so sending their bodies out of wack. So hopefully when the evenings start drawing in and it gets colder, they should go back to normal. But I wouldn't think about getting rid of your filly.
 
I am so glad other people are saying they should settle down!! Im just going to wait and see how she is next summer.

Iv used Oestress before for a pervious mare but i didnt really get on with it, i started my filly on Frisky Mare but as i cant catch her now i cant feed it to her! Lol.

Boots is cob X WB. The cob is obversly were she gets her stubbenness and attitue from! lol
 
When i got my 2 year old earlier this year her first time in season she went to kick out once and then was fine, then each time she came into season she got worse. However her last season she has had in sept she was calmer and no more kicking out. So she has started to settle down now she is in routine doesnt help sometimes that all of them are in season at same time and i have 4 mares now.
 
Wow, I feel so lucky my 3yo mare is just like normal when in season! Well .. towards humans anyway, with geldings she's a slut and will squirt at them and always shoves her bum in their face. She's kept alone now but this was when she was in with two geldings, one was 12.2hh, the other 11hh, and they would both try to mount her ... shes 15.1hh :D Was quite amusing to watch, but VERY annoying having to try and brush all the gunk off her back legs .. yuck
 
My horse was rising 4 when i had problems, i used Oestress which very marginally made a difference, i wanted to try the marble but vet wanted to try her on regumate first which I couldn't afford to start let alone upkeep so struggled through.
She became quite sensitive on the rear end, i caught a gelding mounting her, she bullied him into a corner!
Her behaviour dratically changed, she went from being able to hack alone to not even wanting to go in company, she would cause a massive fuss and would rear and buck.
then when she was out of season she carried on the behaviour as habit, i found her too much for me so sold her on to someone more experienced as our personalities just didnt go!
The new owner was getting on great with her in the winter, but when her seasons started again she was a nightmare for her too, defo a horse that needs regumate i think!
 
I believe Regumate is given like a wormer, its in liquid form and you squirt it in to the horses mouth. You give it daily for 10 days at a time but im not sure how oftern you do that..

How much you give depends on the horses weight, its something like 7mg of Regumate to 10kg of horse. Not too sure how much it costs tho.

Iv had good reports about it working well to settle mares down but my vet said that giving it to a youngster would be costly and there really wasnt the need to - its manily used for horses in ridden work who have an active life.
 
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