Mareish mare.

[mandy4727]

Should be in vets I know sorry. Calli is 3 years old. But there seems to be a pattern forming when she is in season. You know the nursery rhyme "when I am good I am very very good, but when I am bad I am horrid", well it applies to her. Last couple of days she has been very stressy when bringing in from field and calling to her female buddy a lot. Box walking, weaving you name it. On grooming her tonight she was very techy around her flank, kidney area and general back end. ie ears back and giving warnings, the odd tail swish and lifting a back leg. But when she isn't in season you can groom her anywhere and she doesn't bother. My last pony was a mare and not in the least big mareish and you couldn't even tell (apart from the obvious) that she was in season and I had her for 27 years. So to have a mareish mare like this is a bit unerving. I am going to keep a diary of when she is like this and when she isn't and see if a pattern form with her season. What do others think.? Could this be what I am thinking or she just a grumpy bag??? What products are out there if this is the case work or would a vet need to come and do tests (what's involved) to confirm the outcome. Thanks in advance.

 

[ajn1610]

There are several supplements you could try but I've no experience with them I'm sure someone on here has tho! She is quite young and it's early in the year so you might find she settles on her own as her hormone levels stabilise. If she continues to be awful ask the vet.

 

[SnowandSunshine]

It's likely she'll be a bit more sensitive around her season which is probly why she objects to the brushing. My mare has got worse as she's got older. Up to about 18yrs I hardly noticed her seasons. She's usually a real 'don't come near me' sort but when shes in season she gets this glazed look in her eye and follows my gelding around all day

. She forms an 'attachment' to one particular horse (mare or gelding - not fussy) and can't be without them. Neighing, box walking, weaving, none of which she does normally.

I haven't tried any products yet so can't advise on that but it sounds like pretty normal 'in season' behaviour. Gotta love 'em.

 

[RuthP]

Hi, hope this helps. I've recently spoken to a stud vet who tells me that by the age of 5/6 years a mares seasons should have settled down. If not the horse should be taken to the vets (unless you have stocks at your yard) for an internal examination of the ovaries; where they basically examine the ovaries for lumps/cysts/general abnormalities.
As yours is only 3 you could try her on a supplement, Ive had great success with Oestress. But in my opinion I would get her to the vets and checked now- they can then advise you on the next step and maybe give her regumate or fit a marble. Although she is young I would sort it now as I expect you will start wanting to doing things with her soon and her seasons will make it a nighmare.
I had my mare as an unbroken 4 year old and her seasons made breaking her an absolute nightmare it led to her having to have lots of time of work and being turned away for a few months because she completely lost the plot! I wish it could've been sorted back then because for a while it was terrible for me and her!!
My mare sounds exactly like yours when she's coming into season, when in season she's lovely!

 

[emma_lg]

She could suffer from sore seasons..hence her objection to the grooming...
Their first and last season of the year are transitional so can often be more problematic then the middle ones.
If concerned it would be worth getting her checked...and internal exam is a starting point (I had my mare done at home) then a scan if still worried or want to find what might help your mare if the internal is inconclusive.
I had my previous mare on a herbal supplement as she had sore seasons.
My mare now...has had it where her ovary did not release during her last season last year - she was v clingy, screaming her head off, it went on a bit too long...which just involved an injection and in two days she was over it and back to normal. If this hadn't worked we were going to scan her but my vet recognised the signs straight away (he has been a stud vet) and was pretty positive it would work.
As your mare is still young it may be that her hormones are a bit over the place.
What I was told and makes perfect sense is...your mare is basically entire like a stallion..nothing removed..so hormones are heightened and in full working action!!!

 

[jackessex]

hi i agree with ruth123 i had a mare from two yr old at 3 started behaving like yours gradualy got worse and worse had her scanned and it turned out she had folicles on left overy which were treated and she returned to normal for a while,i dont want to worry you but be carefull as my mare continued to get them for the next yr,although she did get better when put on regumate which stopped her seasons but this cost a small fortune!!!i was told if she could be put in foal it often helps or drastic action was to have a historectomy(sorry cant spell)i dont wish to worry you but i would get her checked out sooner rather than later!!good luck.