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:confused:Oh goodness I didnt know horses came into season every 3 weeks I am still having trouble catching my mare well actually I havnt caught her at all have worked with her used clicker training which was good we are really getting to know each other but once she claps eyes on the halter or rope she is off I have halved the field as it is very lush but now we have another problem I think she has been in season twice since I have had her suspect she may have been brood mare we were getting on fine now she is only interested in boy next door and keeps urinating and lifting tail how are we going to progress with our bonding if she has PMT all the time ?
 
Hope this doesn't sound too rude, but any chance you could punctuate that and maybe add a few full stops? It's pretty hard for me to understand as it is.
 
Why do you think she has been a brood mare?

Is she new to you?

How long have you been having trouble catching her?

What have you been doing with the clicker?

Could you make the field even smaller so she is a bit more tempted to come over for food? If the gelding is really prooving a distraction then it may be best to divide her field so she can't get close to him until you have caught her.

I would suggest buying a field safe headcollar ASAP and then next time you turn her out do so with a headcollar and a short "catch rope" on.
 
I would maybe try her on a mare supplement like Oestress and see if that helps. Failing that speak with you vet and maybe she needs to go on Regumate over the summer period to regulate her seasons.
A friend's mare is doing exactly this - tail like a helicopter, calling to gelding in next field who seems obsessed with her. She is napping and spinning when ridden. I have advised them the same, though they seem unconvinced, as this behaviour has suddenly come on. However mares in season can be a real handful and act out of character.
 
sometimes mare can take some time to settle and mine always comes into season when moved even if its only a week after movning the first time.
 
Our known to be ex brood mare was like this when she first came, like you, I didn't know the cycle and she drove our gelding crazy.
Both were put on Stroppy Mare, with a positive result, she settled in to her new home without washing the barn in urine or upsetting the gelding.
Her seasons come and go now, the only signs are her lifting her tail.
I would supplement both
 
I bought my mare in November 10. Last summer she was right grumpy cow.she would pul a face and squeel whenever i touched her when she was in season. This year she is a totally different and not at all marish. It took a good year for our relationship to click and i think its that that has made a difference.

Try putting her on agnus castus.
 
DGeventing said:
Hope this doesn't sound too rude, but any chance you could punctuate that and maybe add a few full stops? It's pretty hard for me to understand as it is.
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Yes it does sound rude! I suppose in the modern world one does forget ones punctuation when communicating. It is so easy to txt email and post without, but I did not post the thread asking for an English lesson. :rolleyes:
 
Kat said:
Why do you think she has been a brood mare?

Is she new to you?

How long have you been having trouble catching her?

What have you been doing with the clicker?

Could you make the field even smaller so she is a bit more tempted to come over for food? If the gelding is really prooving a distraction then it may be best to divide her field so she can't get close to him until you have caught her.

I would suggest buying a field safe headcollar ASAP and then next time you turn her out do so with a headcollar and a short "catch rope" on.
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Thank you for that I have had trouble catching her ever since I got her and it has got worse as I really dont want to corner her or chase her round the field
She got into a "state" according to some fellow yard members shortly after I got her and they tried to bring her in unsuccessfully and since then she has been very difficult. We caught her to put her into the new field and that is where she has been ever since . The clicker training was to encourage her to come to us as opposed to the other way round lol and it has worked. She will come to me let me groom and scratch no foot lifting allowed and cant get a head collar on her I have divided the field now and it is getting well grazed. She is very food orientated so I am hoping to progress. Oh no just heard she has a new boyfriend moved into the field next door she will still be there at Christmas lol Thanks again
 
Could you not try just going up to her in the field without halter and lead rope? Just so she's sees you coming as a positive thing rather than coming to pull her away from her lover and the lovely grass? Just spend some time in the field with her? X
 
wernickwonder said:
Yes it does sound rude! I suppose in the modern world one does forget ones punctuation when communicating. It is so easy to txt email and post without, but I did not post the thread asking for an English lesson. :rolleyes:
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But it would help your case if people can actually understand what you're asking. Personally, I have no trouble at all in remembering to punctuate. Perhaps it's and age thing? :)
 
YasandCrystal said:
I would maybe try her on a mare supplement like Oestress and see if that helps. Failing that speak with you vet and maybe she needs to go on Regumate over the summer period to regulate her seasons.
A friend's mare is doing exactly this - tail like a helicopter, calling to gelding in next field who seems obsessed with her. She is napping and spinning when ridden. I have advised them the same, though they seem unconvinced, as this behaviour has suddenly come on. However mares in season can be a real handful and act out of character.
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Thank you that is really useful :)
 
wernickwonder said:
Yes it does sound rude! I suppose in the modern world one does forget ones punctuation when communicating. It is so easy to txt email and post without, but I did not post the thread asking for an English lesson. :rolleyes:
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But OP, you'll accept that it wasn't meant to be either a) rude, nor b) an English lesson.

More people might be able to offer help and guidance if the initial question is easier to read.
 
Nothing more frustrating at times than tarty mares. Re the catching if I was you I would set aside a day and just sit in her field, bring a book relax, go into the field and don't go near her, let her come to you but equally let her go away again. She will start to realise there is no pressure. Evening primrose oil is great to help with the hormones, I have used it along with NAF Oestress. Give it time...imagine if you relocated with no explanation when you were up to your eyeballs in pmt!
 
My novice friend bought a mare last year who was everything she wanted. Two questions asked were, is she good to catch?, and is she mareish?.
Reply to both was no, and the mare went on to pass a five stage vetting. Within the first month it became apparrant that the answer to the questions should have been. No she an absolute nightmare to catch. And two she behaves like a real tart even when turned out with only mares.
We worked hard with her over the winter, but nothing was improving the situation. We put her on oestress, which did nothing, and then took to chasing her off when feeding her field companion outside the gate, which would work 2 times out of 3, but required two people to carry this out.
So we approached our vet and asked about fitting a marble, which our vet said had a 70% chance of working.
Within a month and the mare is a changed animal. Comes to call, and will stand to be caught happily, even in a 27 acre field.
Something to consider.
 
frozzy said:
My novice friend bought a mare last year who was everything she wanted. Two questions asked were, is she good to catch?, and is she mareish?.
Reply to both was no, and the mare went on to pass a five stage vetting. Within the first month it became apparrant that the answer to the questions should have been. No she an absolute nightmare to catch. And two she behaves like a real tart even when turned out with only mares.
We worked hard with her over the winter, but nothing was improving the situation. We put her on oestress, which did nothing, and then took to chasing her off when feeding her field companion outside the gate, which would work 2 times out of 3, but required two people to carry this out.
So we approached our vet and asked about fitting a marble, which our vet said had a 70% chance of working.
Within a month and the mare is a changed animal. Comes to call, and will stand to be caught happily, even in a 27 acre field.
Something to consider.
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What is a marble? please ?:)
 
amage said:
Nothing more frustrating at times than tarty mares. Re the catching if I was you I would set aside a day and just sit in her field, bring a book relax, go into the field and don't go near her, let her come to you but equally let her go away again. She will start to realise there is no pressure. Evening primrose oil is great to help with the hormones, I have used it along with NAF Oestress. Give it time...imagine if you relocated with no explanation when you were up to your eyeballs in pmt!
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I have done all of the above and she will come to me I am the queen of scratching and often go with no objective I have had her for 6 weeks now and i am still not rushing her but I really need her feet doing and I want to ride so much Thank you for the advice it seems that things that work for us also help mareish behaviour :)
 
My mare is a total slut :o but I've never had a problem catching her when she's in season. She seems to come into season everytime she spots a new gelding :eek: :rolleyes: She does seem to be getting better with age (finally). Have you tried something like Regumate?
 
Cop-Pop said:
My mare is a total slut :o but I've never had a problem catching her when she's in season. She seems to come into season everytime she spots a new gelding :eek: :rolleyes: She does seem to be getting better with age (finally). Have you tried something like Regumate?
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I think I may ask the vet thanks:)
 
Hi there sorry for the late reply. A marble is just that. A marble which the vet implants into the uterus of the mare which "replicates" an embryo thus fooling the mare to think she is in foal and therefore she dosnt come into season.
Cost effective too. Our vet charged £70 for the visit and included the marble.
When you go down the regumate route, you could find yourself paying £70 per month. Expensive stuff and if you are competing you will find its on a banned list.
 
mares can change big time when moved, when we first got ours she came into season straight away and fell in love with my friends big 17.2 gelding.This resulted in horrid napping, spinning and general stupidity.5 yrs later she is still a full on hormonal mare who can be a real cow at times.However having her has taught us loads.The oestress is well worth a go as is regumate, you,ll get there.I,d sit in the field with her too and work on that bond she,ll be great just needs time and a hormone replacement:D
 
wernickwonder said:
Yes it does sound rude! I suppose in the modern world one does forget ones punctuation when communicating. It is so easy to txt email and post without, but I did not post the thread asking for an English lesson. :rolleyes:
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Actually, I don't think it's rude to ask somebody to punctuate when posting a question. Not all of us on here understand or even like text speak. Easy, no. Lazy, yes!
 
For the record, I agree with everyone who has commented about the punctuation. It makes you look a bit dense, and doesn't do you any favours. Neither do your responses to people who picked you up on it.

However - I will respond to your original question - I'm nice like that ;-)

I think you might find that she's naughty to catch when she isn't in season. She's settled in, got some mates, and now she's perfectly happy where she is. I'd say you need to get a team of experienced people together to catch the baggage, get a headcollar on her, and leave it on. Every time you fail to catch her, it's another win for her, and will becoem more and more of a problem.
 
madeleine1 said:
sometimes mare can take some time to settle and mine always comes into season when moved even if its only a week after movning the first time.
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There's a name for those types you know ;)

Have to confess, I didn't really appreciate how regularly they came into season either! New mare seemed to come into season first week of the new yard, funnily enough, and quite a flighty thing she was too. For a day. Now all chilled and lovely, thank goodness. Hope it stays that way for next cycle !
 
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