mares seasons

[Vicki1986]

my mare has been in season for, well im sure it must be the 4th week, and has been quite sensitive - we've had a few bucks during canter transitions etc and she is very vocal and clingy. not to mention the state of her back legs

this is the worst one I can ever remember her having (am into my 3rd year of owning her, she is 15ish) and has been brought on more i think by the fact that a new mare arrived and she has fallen totally in love with her, calls to her etc. she came into season very quickly after her arrival into the herd.

How much longer can she be in season for?! Do you think i should consider regumate or something, i have tried stroppy mare, global herbs and a few mare hormonal supplements before but they didnt help. But shes never been this bad before - or so long.

 

[ironhorse]

I would talk to your vet, or if they're not very clued up on breeding consult a vet that is.
Our mare was very difficult two years ago when in season - she got so tight in her back as to be unrideable along with the messy legs, squealy behaviour etc.
She had two summers on regumate which worked well, and then this year we've been trying without it (cost and wanting to avoid unnecessary drugs being the reasons)
After a first season which was a bit of a pain (she kept stopping in the school and peeing next to a paddock which has a stallion in it!) she's been much better this year, but she and another mare definitely set each other off, especially if they're in adjacent paddocks.

Yours might just have a hormone imbalance which can be remedied, but a mare-wise vet will definitely help.

 

[kizzywiz]

I have had a marble inserted into Kizzy's cervix, it simulates pregnancy so controls the seasons without the need & expense of strong hormone drugs. It has really worked well, I can honestly say it is like riding a different pony, for the first time ever on Saturday I was able to jump her at a show with no napping & spooking, the difference is really incredible. Ask your vet about it, you need one who is clued up on stud work.

 

[hellybelly6]

I thought the marbles had a limited time inside?

 

[Kallibear]

I'm having problems with the gelding, not the mare but same idea.

She shouldn't be in season for 4weeks solid! They come into season for 5days roughly (sometimes a few days more, sometimes a little less) every 3 weeks or so, over the summer.

Are you sure it's not serperation anxiety she's showing, if it's started since her new bestest friends arrived?

Otherwise, why not try a supplement. We've put the gelding on global herbs RigCalm and it's seems to have worked already. I know there is a mare equivilent and have heard good reports of it.