Hormonal mare....Regumate?

[Bertolie]

I have owned my 7 year old mare for just over 2 years. She is my first mare and not what I would have called 'mareish', in fact you would hardly have known she was in season. For various reasons i hadnt done much with her apart from some quiet hacking. We moved yards last September and i am now having her schooled and having lessons on her. Horses are out during day and in at night all year round with yard owners living on site. It was brought to my notice that on several occasions she had been double barrelling the dividing door between her stable and that of my daughter's gelding, her field mate and buddy. It appeared to coincide with her coming into season. Three weeks ago to this very day she was being lunged in the school, had a massive tantrum and managed to find the smallest gap by the gate and bolted off out of the yard and down the road. The following day whilst being schooled we had bucking, mini rears and bunny hopping whilst being ridden. Today I took her into the school in hand and she was bolshy, bargy and then started rearing and generally throwing her (considerable) weight around. It has been suggested putting her on regumate but 1) the cost is off putting although if that's what she needs so be it, and 2) I'm not sure if it's worth trying other alternatives first.

Can I hear people's experiences with both regumate and other supplements?

Not sure if it's relevant but she had a foal around the age of 2.

Sorry for the essay, any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated. I am not the most confident of riders and really need to get on top of this before I totally lose my nerve!

 

[PorkChop]

I haven't used Regumate on my mares, but I know people that have and it has turned their horses completely around - in a good way.

It does what it says on the tin, if thats what is causing the behaviour.

I know a couple of people that routinely use Oestress and they feel it makes a difference.

One thing I would say about Regumate as it can give them a bit of a bloated look.

 

[ILuvCowparsely]

I have owned my 7 year old mare for just over 2 years. She is my first mare and not what I would have called 'mareish', in fact you would hardly have known she was in season. For various reasons i hadnt done much with her apart from some quiet hacking. We moved yards last September and i am now having her schooled and having lessons on her. Horses are out during day and in at night all year round with yard owners living on site. It was brought to my notice that on several occasions she had been double barrelling the dividing door between her stable and that of my daughter's gelding, her field mate and buddy. It appeared to coincide with her coming into season. Three weeks ago to this very day she was being lunged in the school, had a massive tantrum and managed to find the smallest gap by the gate and bolted off out of the yard and down the road. The following day whilst being schooled we had bucking, mini rears and bunny hopping whilst being ridden. Today I took her into the school in hand and she was bolshy, bargy and then started rearing and generally throwing her (considerable) weight around. It has been suggested putting her on regumate but 1) the cost is off putting although if that's what she needs so be it, and 2) I'm not sure if it's worth trying other alternatives first.

Can I hear people's experiences with both regumate and other supplements?

Not sure if it's relevant but she had a foal around the age of 2.

Sorry for the essay, any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated. I am not the most confident of riders and really need to get on top of this before I totally lose my nerve!

I used it last month for the first time, but did not notice much difference so decided against it.

 

[milliepops]

Makes a huge difference to my tricky one. She isn't noticeable tarty as such, but very difficult under saddle and has some other hormonal behaviours.
I can just about get by just using it at the start and end of the summer, I get it from my vets for about £50 per month.
Worth every penny because otherwise everything I want to do with her just grinds to a halt.

 

[Dancing_Diva]

My cousins big mare had a complete behaviour change when in season last summer after she brought her. She was so bad if you took her out the field and tied her up she threw herself over backwards through my post and tail fence as was so het up!

The vets wouldn't prescribe regumate without an ovary scan first thought so that's something to bear in mind.

The difference in the mare on the regumate though is amazing, wouldn't look back now.

 

[milliepops]

The vets wouldn't prescribe regumate without an ovary scan first thought so that's something to bear in mind.

That must be down to the individual vets because that was not my experience. I had a long chat with my vets, described the behaviour and things I'd tried. They said we could scan or try a marble but we decided to trial the regumate first because that would either work well or not at all. Plan was to scan if no result after a month.

 

[ILuvCowparsely]

My cousins big mare had a complete behaviour change when in season last summer after she brought her. She was so bad if you took her out the field and tied her up she threw herself over backwards through my post and tail fence as was so het up!

The vets wouldn't prescribe regumate without an ovary scan first thought so that's something to bear in mind.

The difference in the mare on the regumate though is amazing, wouldn't look back now.

Really mine prescribed it ok

 

[Dustygirl]

My mare has been on regumate this year. Best thing ever, she so much more chilled, happier when ridden and generally nicer to be around.
She's on 10ml a day and I get a prescription from my vet and buy 1 litre at a time online for just over £100. Probably costs me about £30 a month and I think I could easily spend that on other supplements that may or may not work.