superted1989
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(Been a member for ages but more a reader than a poster!)
Just wondered if anybody had come across a mare that hasn't foaled for at least 18 months (very, very unlikely in foal), yet produces so much milk just touching a teat causes it to squirt across the yard!
It's not my mare (I would have had the vet by now as it's a weird thing to happen!), but, my friend bought her as a project to sell on last November. Passport says she's rising 7 but she's probably at least a year younger. Her previous owner was very novice, went to a dealer with £1000, was offered a selection of horses to try and picked the mare as she's a nice, coloured traditional and happily plodded round the school! By her own admission, she wasn't ready to own a horse, got scared then put the mare on full livery until she was sold.
The mare came over as an Irish 'job lot' in September 2009, previous owner bought her October 2009, she went onto full livery June 2010 then was bought my my friend November 2010. Her previous owner made a point of saying she'd only been in season once the whole time she had her but she didn't notice any change in her behaviour.
As far as we can tell, there is no reason to doubt the previous owner, genuine novice who was just out of her depth, and the time span is way too long for the mare to be pregnant coming over from Ireland. She had an individual paddock in her previous home, huge yard (no stallions or colts on site). The only thing we can think of is she has miscarried and her hormones think she shopuld be feeding a foal! Her teats are so big that she looks like a gelding side on, bless her!
If anybody has come across this before please share a cure? Or, any advise as to whether to leave well alone,or, massage the milk out? As the mare was bought to make money on, her owner really won't spend out on a vet, unless it's life or death!
Thanks for reading
Just wondered if anybody had come across a mare that hasn't foaled for at least 18 months (very, very unlikely in foal), yet produces so much milk just touching a teat causes it to squirt across the yard!
It's not my mare (I would have had the vet by now as it's a weird thing to happen!), but, my friend bought her as a project to sell on last November. Passport says she's rising 7 but she's probably at least a year younger. Her previous owner was very novice, went to a dealer with £1000, was offered a selection of horses to try and picked the mare as she's a nice, coloured traditional and happily plodded round the school! By her own admission, she wasn't ready to own a horse, got scared then put the mare on full livery until she was sold.
The mare came over as an Irish 'job lot' in September 2009, previous owner bought her October 2009, she went onto full livery June 2010 then was bought my my friend November 2010. Her previous owner made a point of saying she'd only been in season once the whole time she had her but she didn't notice any change in her behaviour.
As far as we can tell, there is no reason to doubt the previous owner, genuine novice who was just out of her depth, and the time span is way too long for the mare to be pregnant coming over from Ireland. She had an individual paddock in her previous home, huge yard (no stallions or colts on site). The only thing we can think of is she has miscarried and her hormones think she shopuld be feeding a foal! Her teats are so big that she looks like a gelding side on, bless her!
If anybody has come across this before please share a cure? Or, any advise as to whether to leave well alone,or, massage the milk out? As the mare was bought to make money on, her owner really won't spend out on a vet, unless it's life or death!
Thanks for reading
