Travelling a mare in season???

[_jetset_]

Does anyone else's mare turn into a demon travelling when they come into season? Grace usually travels fantastically, but today she did not stop pawing out all the way on a 40 mins journey. When we got there she had knocked the pin out of the partition so it was swinging, and had somehow managed to pull up a strip of metal and completely destroy it. How she came out sound and without a scratch I have absolutely no idea!

Then coming home (with the partition fastened and reinforced with a shoe lace

) she did bang but not as much...

Anyone else have a pawing horse in the trailer? Or a mare that is worse to travel when in season?

 

[HayleyUK]

My mare was fine in season.. only thing I noticed was she seemed to eat more lol.

 

[piebaldsparkle]

My mare starts being naughty to load just before she comes into season. She is also horrid if she is travelling in company prior to her season, squealing and kicking and a tart if she if in season.

 

[lucemoose]

Am I right in thinking you have an Equitrek? my beast paws and kicks out at the back wall/jockey door so Ive bought a sheet of really squidgy foam rubber to attach to the wall etc.

 

[_jetset_]

Good idea...

 

[_jetset_]

She is definitely in season... she did a HUGE wee when she came home, and then stood with her tail in the air winking for 15 minutes

 

[piebaldsparkle]

HUSSY

 

[_jetset_]

I know!

 

[chunklovescooks]

it could just be something else! not all mares travel badly in season.

it could be a tight bandage if you use them. tight rug etc all of theese could be irritating her =] hope i helped

stephen

 

[_jetset_]

Nope... nothing different, all totally normal.

She didn't travel in a rug and just had her usual boots on. I went through all of this when we got there but she was happy to stand there munching once we stopped although was still tarting about