Stroppy mare??

[HCkernow]

Any advice on supplements for a stroppy mare?? She is 4yo 12.2. She's turned out with 2 other mares and a gelding. She is very very nervy, if she's left in the stables while I turn the others out she's pacing, pushing the door etc, if I bring the others in first she goes crazy out in the field. She is very squealy and if the others get too close she backs at them kicking. Today she pinned the Shetland in the corner an near enough killed it!! It's getting dangerous now and just wondered if anyone could give advice and do these "moody mare" supplements actually work.
We've only had her about 3 months, apparently there was no sign of his behaviour with her previous owners ( although who knows!!)
Thank you.

 

[missjj]

Speak to your vet, regumate is something they can give for marish behaviour .... if that is what it is, maybe a clash in personalities or just settling in, pecking order and all that. It took my mares ages to settle in, but now live happily with two geldings they have all found their place, no bulling or fighting. Try turning her out first or second so she is not left on her own too long, just until she is more familiar with her routine

Hope this helps !!

 

[jam14]

Can you fence off an area so she is beside them but not with them and give her time to get used to them safely until she settles in?

 

[HCkernow]

Can you fence off an area so she is beside them but not with them and give her time to get used to them safely until she settles in?

She was fenced in her own little bit initially with a hefty electric fence but kept jumping out!! Most of the time they graze happily together.
A few weeks ago we took her SJ and we were walking around the warm up and a horse passed behind her, not close at all, she hit reverse, double barrelling it 3 times!!
We were out hacking, riding side by side, been out for an hour or so and quite randomly she swung around and kicked out catching my ankle.
I'm at a loss, it's very random behaviour and I'm not too sure where to go from here!!

 

[Pearlsasinger]

What do you feed her on?

 

[HCkernow]

She's fed once a day with sugar beet and basic pony nuts plus unlimited hay.

 

[NZJenny]

My mare is very like this and is just straight out in-security. If a horse she doesn't know gets too close she will try and get them before they get her. At home with her own herd, some days she will be quite happy and other days will bully the next horse down in the pecking order and drive my gelding nuts by yelling at him. And yes she is worse when she is in season - I bred this horse so she has grown up with two of my others, but was always at the bottom of the pecking order. Last year I bought a young horse, and that means that Diva is no longer at the bottom and she can be mean. Maggie (the newbie) has just learned to stay out of her way.

I have just learned to manager her and her "Diva" ways. Out in company, she always has a red ribbon in her tail. I endurance ride and am very mindful of her in a group. Water troughs can be a bit of danger area - if the others get anywhere near her, she just attacks. She is equally as defensive at dinner time - strong survival instinct I think.

To be honest, I've never tried any of the supplements that are supposed to be useful for moody mares. But I would think that if your girl has only been with you for a few months she may still be finding her place in the herd. It's a big change for a
young horse and it may take her some more time to find her place in the world and be confident with it. I know that my girl has got better as she has got older (she is 8), but she will never be a horse I can take for granted around others.

 

[fuzzle]

Think you have to eliminate the problems though your vet, mine was like this, have her overies scanned and internal examination to see if its hormonal, the vet should do a examination to eliminate pain. You could try regumate to eliminate the hormonal factor, if she is still moody on regumate then it isnt hormonal and you need to look at other problems the next on would be gastroscope her for ulcers this is what my horse had since she has been treated i have my loving horse back, would take her off the sugarbeet ponies and sugar foods dont go well maybe alfa beet and happy hoof would be better xxx

 

[flirtygerty]

Try Stroppy Mare, combined with bananas, my mare was a nightmare, bananas are high in magnesium which is supposed to help, my lad was also put on stroppy mare because they would wind each other up, I have to say though, since putting mine on a low sugar/starch diet, their behaviour has improved no end. Just a thought