She's gone through the wire - again.

[tigger01]

Just waiting for the vet to come and se my pony who this morning went through a fence again. She is heavily in season and despite having a friend with her, wanted to get to the gelding on the other side of the fence. I'm hoping this time the injuries are not as severe as last time, as it was stitches, box rest for 3 months. They certainly dont look as bad, but am more concerned about the numerous puncture wounds.

I cant keeping having this happen. Dont say move her yards as she would do this wherever she was I'm sure. I have a friend who wants to breed from her and I am tempted to let her go to her. She did this with someone watching and they simply couldnt believe it. She was so determined to get to the gelding on the other side.

Am I letting my mare down by doing this? Should I ask about Regumate - anyone any experiences of it working well enough in such a severe case - and do the insurance pay if the vets thin it warrants it?

Sorry so many questions. I'm really at my wits end with her. Like a timebomb waiting to go off!

 

[Alibear]

I'd definitley be getting her hormone levels checked with a view to regumate.
I'd also be putting electric fencing on a good battery inside the wire.

 

[arwenplusone]

I am very sorry if you have already explained this and i don't want to upset you further but WHY are you keeping a pony in a field with wire? Especially if she has gone through it once already?

 

[Flame_]

Some suggestions if any might help...

Find a yard where the fields are bordered by hedges and not just wire.

Line your fencing with electric tape with a really strong current.

Keep your horse in.

Can't think of any more, sorry.

 

[Doublethyme]

We have a mare that does this at the livery yard I am on, she has done it three times - twice she flipped herself into the wire and goodness knows how but has always come out with relatively minor injuries.

Owners not really bothered about trying hormone stuff (don't ask - poor mare!), but YO has put electric fencing a couple of feet away from main fence line. Fencing is run off mains electric so gives a pretty good punch and this has kept the mare from damaging herself or anything or one else. Not ideal and personally I would be treating the mare for her hormone problem (it is extreme).

 

[Lillo]

Can't she go out in a field that doesnt have geldings the other side? (Sorry if it seems like a stupid suggestion)

 

[vennessa]

I knew someone with a mare with a similar problem. Nothing at all worked for her. She even went to the co-op in the village one day looking for a mate.
She was also a danger to handle. She would cuddle you to the extreme of crushing you.
She had hedges, electric fenceing from the mains, you name it.
Endless vets bills due to injuries and trying to sort her hormones.
Being in foal was the only time she was 'normal'
She ended up being pts. I was upset when i heard as i had worked with her in the past but totally understood as she was such a danger. By the way she was extreme.

 

[Silverspring]

Some suggestions that might or might not be helpful:

Is there another field at the yard away from the boys she could go in?

Is it plausable to put up an electric fence between them. if possible leaving a gap of arounf 10ft so they can get no where near one another (we separate our slutty mares and amorous geldings this way)

Have you spoken to the vet about supplements that will calm her homrones

Have you considered grass livery, this is surely only a problem in the summer month when they want babies?

 

[Silverspring]

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Fencing is run off mains electric so gives a pretty good punch and this has kept the mare from damaging herself or anything or one else.

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Is that even legal in this country, what if some poor person accidently touches it when crossing the land?

 

[OWLIE185]

Regarding the above post Electric Fencing should have yellow warning signs on it every 10 metres to warn people. Electric fencing should not be placed within one meter of a public footpath.

As regards fencing to keep this mare in I would suggest 5 foot high post and rail fencing with equi fencing on it and then also electric fencing. That would keep her in.

Also make sure that you have public liability insurance to the value of 10 million pounds (many companies do not provide cover to this level but a recent court case demonstrated that this level is required in the event of a claim) as you are responsible for any damage she may cause.

 

[chunkytfg]

it'll still use an energiser that will turn the current down and voltage up making it harmless but because it is mains fed it uses the earth in the mains supply rather than a stake in the ground so you dont have the problems of bad earths or the battery running low.

 

[jojo23]

Hi, it might be worth asking your vet whether marbles would help your situation. The vet inserts 3 marbles into the uterous and this makes the mares body think she is in foal. We used them on a pony who had seasons all year round and would not jump whilst in season, daughter in last year of competition on her, they worked like a dream. They are a relatively new treatment so long term effects on the womb are not known, so would not recommend if you intend to breed, although some research has shown that this is not a problem. Also our vet advised removing them for a few months, but immediately pony reverted back to bolshy self so we put them back in. She has now retired so we have had them removed. The cost of regumate is huge, the marbles cost about £60 each time inserted/removed. Just an idea for you to think about.

 

[tigger01]

Have heard about marbles in the uterous - will ask the vet when she comes back again tomorrow. Fortunately mare has got off lightly this time - only superficial wounds so fingers crossed for her please. Then once she's better, will decide what to do with her for the best.

 

[kellyeaton]

i agree with jojo23 my friends mare had marbles and worked wonders! have your tried any herbal solutions like magic stroppy mare?

 

[Doublethyme]

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Is that even legal in this country, what if some poor person accidently touches it when crossing the land?



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Its not that bad SL

- it's all done properly through something electrical (sorry not my thing electrics!) and won't kill you if you touch it - believe me, have been zapped more than once, just that it gives slightly more of a shock than most battery fed fences I have come in contact with, well seems so to me anyway, but then I may just be imagining it. It does mean that we just have the one point where it is plugged in and then it feeds all the way through all the fields (as long as nothing is earthed anywhere).

Honest, its all safe and above board, just plugged into the main electrics rather than having to charge batteries up all the time.

 

[Silverspring]

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it'll still use an energiser that will turn the current down and voltage up making it harmless but because it is mains fed it uses the earth in the mains supply rather than a stake in the ground so you dont have the problems of bad earths or the battery running low.

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Good to know, I might let the YO know as that would be so much easier than continually charging batteries!