Those with Mares help !

[tessybear]

Just wondering as this is our first time of having a mare if you have any issues with them having dirty boobies ? When we got Tess they were cramed full of pink stuff, its got the texture of glue and we guessed it was sweat it isn't leaking from anywhere just a build up between them. We do keep ontop of cleaning them now but is it common or should we get the vet in for a look ?


Thank you

 

[Adopter]

Our mares always needed keeping clean in that area, and our grey was prone to attracting fly bites there and it used to get in a real mess. Think the solution is to be really careful to clean.

Hope you are feeling better today.

 

[tessybear]

Our mares always needed keeping clean in that area, and our grey was prone to attracting fly bites there and it used to get in a real mess. Think the solution is to be really careful to clean.

Hope you are feeling better today.

Ah thank you was just a bit worried incase it wasn't common, we use warm water and a cloth to wipe it clean every few days at least once a week or like you say in Summer she gets bitten allover bless her.

Thank you I have not been sick yet so fngers crossed

 

[Delicious_D]

not in foal is she

Dee's boobs are always impecibly clean

 

[tessybear]

not in foal is she

Dee's boobs are always impecibly clean

Oi you dont be puting that in my head :O :O we did wonder that when we frist got her but its been a year now and no foal... although a mini Tess would be cute ...

Yes but she doesn't count because she always look impecibly clean on every photo on here i couldn't imagine her muddy beuatiful girl !

 

[TrasaM]

So you've not had to clean her other lady bits yet

 

[YorksG]

We have had a few mares over the years, some have needed regular cleaning, some none at all. The current Appy needs hers doing fairly often and it is very waxy up there! The Tbx Welsh was the same, always collecting gunk! Just be a bit careful if your hands are cold of if you have to be a bit vigorous to clean, my girl does occasionally lift a leg in warning (puts it back down sharpish when growled at). It seems to be worse if they are maidens.

 

[tessybear]

So you've not had to clean her other lady bits yet

Oh god don't get me started on that, yes multiple times mum has to clamp down the tail that she uses to give you whiplash /attempt to knock you out with that's never really to bad, its just her other bits that get cruddy

 

[Delicious_D]

Oi you dont be puting that in my head :O :O we did wonder that when we frist got her but its been a year now and no foal... although a mini Tess would be cute ...

Yes but she doesn't count because she always look impecibly clean on every photo on here i couldn't imagine her muddy beuatiful girl !

so she has a long gestation period..interesting... @

So you've not had to clean her other lady bits yet

Oh yes, particularly at that time of the month!

Oh god don't get me started on that, yes multiple times mum has to clamp down the tail that she uses to give you whiplash /attempt to knock you out with that's never really to bad, its just her other bits that get cruddy

ew, TMI (this comes from me who currently goes up the yard daily with a torch to check on dee's lady bits

 

[MerrySherryRider]

In winter I use cottonwool dipped in baby oil to clean her and in summer she loves the cold water from the hose followed by sudocreme to deter the biting insects.

 

[tessybear]

We have had a few mares over the years, some have needed regular cleaning, some none at all. The current Appy needs hers doing fairly often and it is very waxy up there! The Tbx Welsh was the same, always collecting gunk! Just be a bit careful if your hands are cold of if you have to be a bit vigorous to clean, my girl does occasionally lift a leg in warning (puts it back down sharpish when growled at). It seems to be worse if they are maidens.

Oh right so it differs for each horse i see Oh i alwas warm my hands up that would be a shock Oh yes well we are quite lucky she enjys having her elly groomed and rubbed so doesn't flinch when you do it. Always very cautious when she is in season though incae they are tender.

 

[tessybear]

so she has a long gestation period..interesting... @




Oh yes, particularly at that time of the month!



ew, TMI (this comes from me who currently goes up the yard daily with a torch to check on dee's lady bits

Sorry im confused by TMI ?? Poor Dee i bet she sees you coming and crosses her legs

In winter I use cottonwool dipped in baby oil to clean her and in summer she loves the cold water from the hose followed by sudocreme to deter the biting insects.

Oh right never thought of baby oil des it help keep it away any better ? Oh sudoeme is the bees knees in summer she has it plastered on

 

[Delicious_D]

tmi = too much information

You're lucky im not taking pictures to see daily changes

Dee bless her seems a bit bemused by it all and tends to circle me if i go for a peak.

 

[tessybear]

tmi = too much information

You're lucky im not taking pictures to see daily changes

Dee bless her seems a bit bemused by it all and tends to circle me if i go for a peak.

Ah ! duhh

Oh god you will go down oneday and she will ave called the rspca on you

Bless her

 

[mynutmeg]

My girl tends to get grubby in between the two 'peaks' If it's dry it just rubs off other wise baby wipes work really well. It helps that that's my girls favourite scratch/rub place - she'll lift her leg out the way like a dog would, she's really funny.

 

[tessybear]

My girl tends to get grubby in between the two 'peaks' If it's dry it just rubs off other wise baby wipes work really well. It helps that that's my girls favourite scratch/rub place - she'll lift her leg out the way like a dog would, she's really funny.

Never tried baby wipes again that something i will attempt Aw bless her, that is usefull !

 

[MerrySherryRider]

Baby oil is useful because it breaks through the waxy gunk and acts as a cleaner.

(When I run out of eye make up remover, I use baby oil instead as it breaks down and cleans away the mascara. )

 

[tessybear]

Baby oil is useful because it breaks through the waxy gung and acts as a cleaner.

(When I run out of eye make up remover, I use baby oil instead as it breaks down and cleans away the mascara. )

Ah thank you lovely ! shall buy some and use it next time

 

[JustKickOn]

Rub with baby oil and then wipe off with an old towel soaked in warm water.

 

[FfionWinnie]

If she has had a foal before you got her she could be a bit saggy and that's why. . or is she fat?

 

[tessybear]

If she has had a foal before you got her she could be a bit saggy and that's why. . or is she fat?

We were told and i quote " she is crackin broodmare to had many foals outa her"

hmm ? how many roughy

"cant member' she was good with all of em though"

but yes she has been used as a baby machine

but she could do withloosing some weight her belly will always be slightly sagged but at the moment is sprting hay belly

 

[FfionWinnie]

We were told and i quote " she is crackin broodmare to had many foals outa her"

hmm ? how many roughy

"cant member' she was good with all of em though"

but yes she has been used as a baby machine

but she could do withloosing some weight her belly will always be slightly sagged but at the moment is sprting hay belly

Slimmer she is the better she will be with this issue. Excess weight will sit in the udder area especially if she has had a few foals, and that will contribute to her little embarrassing body problem

 

[tessybear]

Slimmer she is the better she will be with this issue. Excess weight will sit in the udder area especially if she has had a few foals, and that will contribute to her little embarrassing body problem

Bless her i did it once near her friend Cyril a little gelding and she looked at me like "mum not now.. dear god please"

you wouldn't have any tips for shifting a bit of weight would you ? It just seems to sit round her belly, she is only on hay at the moment as the field is bare while we let the summer padock recover. She is hacked out 3/4 times a week and schooled every sunday. Anything would be fab

 

[MerrySherryRider]

you wouldn't have any tips for shifting a bit of weight would you ? It just seems to sit round her belly, she is only on hay at the moment as the field is bare while we let the summer padock recover. She is hacked out 3/4 times a week and schooled every sunday. Anything would be fab

There's a few things you can do, physio exercises, a kind of Pilates for mummy horses. If you google things like improving horse's abdominal or core muscles, or broodmare baby belly etc, some video's will come up.
You stimulate the tummy muscles by making the mare lift her back by running your thumbs along trigger points.

Ridden wise, anything which engages and rounds the back is good, because the core muscles are strengthened as they suck it up.
Riding over poles, caveletti, walking up and down hills, backing up and also encouraging her to stretch down when trotting actively forward to encourage her to lift her back.

You can lunge over trotting poles in a fan shape as she needs to pick her feet up too.

By strengthening her core muscles, her back muscles will be stronger so its definitely worth adding some exercises to her weekly routine.

 

[tessybear]

There's a few things you can do, physio exercises, a kind of Pilates for mummy horses. If you google things like improving horse's abdominal or core muscles, or broodmare baby belly etc, some video's will come up.
You stimulate the tummy muscles by making the mare lift her back by running your thumbs along trigger points.

Ridden wise, anything which engages and rounds the back is good, because the core muscles are strengthened as they suck it up.
Riding over poles, caveletti, walking up and down hills, backing up and also encouraging her to stretch down when trotting actively forward to encourage her to lift her back.

You can lunge over trotting poles in a fan shape as she needs to pick her feet up too.

By strengthening her core muscles, her back muscles will be stronger so its definitely worth adding some exercises to her weekly routine.

wow thnk you for that had never heard of it ! shall watch some videos later We cando everything there but hillsas sadly Lincolnshire near us has no hills

Thank you for the advice

 

[whisp&willow]

My girl tends to get grubby in between the two 'peaks' If it's dry it just rubs off other wise baby wipes work really well. It helps that that's my girls favourite scratch/rub place - she'll lift her leg out the way like a dog would, she's really funny.

Same with Whisp! I use the same methods too! xx

 

[Crugeran Celt]

I am really surprised by this my mare is 20, I have had her since birth and obviously her mother before her and neither of them ever had this problem they were both always very clean in that area. Worrying now incase mine aren't normal.

 

[tessybear]

I am really surprised by this my mare is 20, I have had her since birth and obviously her mother before her and neither of them ever had this problem they were both always very clean in that area. Worrying now incase mine aren't normal.

Dont worry count yourself lucky i think it differs for each horse, and overweight/ horses who have had foals are at greater risk so it's probably a sign if anything your horses are in fab condition

 

[Crugeran Celt]

Dont worry count yourself lucky i think it differs for each horse, and overweight/ horses who have had foals are at greater risk so it's probably a sign if anything your horses are in fab condition

Don't know about that but my mare was the only foal her mother had and we have never bred from the mare and she has had laminitis in the past, not weight induced I might add and have always watched her weight because of that so you could be right.

 

[Ladyinred]

One of ours is always spotless and the other is a dirty moo. The dirty one also lifts her leg when cleaned... to allow you better access, she loves it!!