Un co-operative mare

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My maiden mare has been sent to be covered and shes not co-operating.
Shes had a season rouhgly 2 weeks ago now and she was too squealy and kicky for the stallion to mount without getting hurt.

She was full on when teasing. However for covering, The owner said she possible caught her too late in the season probably mid-end of her season. So is going to watch carefully for her up coming season to catch right at the get go.

She said this time, she would possibly twitch, use sedaline, cover boots on her. Whats the success rates of using these on mares for their first covering?
 
My mare (maiden) was twitched and had boots on for first and only successful service. My mare was scanned by vet before visiting the stallion so was at the optimum stage in her heat. She was unco-operative, walking away, swinging her backside round and trying to kick the crap out of the teaser but with the twitch she stood like a lamb, didn't attempt to kick but was thoroughly disgusted by the process.
 
ktj1891 said:
She was full on when teasing. However for covering, The owner said she possible caught her too late in the season probably mid-end of her season. So is going to watch carefully for her up coming season to catch right at the get go.

She said this time, she would possibly twitch, use sedaline, cover boots on her. Whats the success rates of using these on mares for their first covering?
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If a mare is squealing and kicking but showing in season, there are a number of possible reasons. It's either a day too early or a day too late; the mare might have low oestrogen; the stallion might be a bit rough with his teasing (biting too hard etc - some mares won't tolerate it); she might be starting to go into anoestrus (it is late); she might be shy (being a maiden) or she might just be a bitch! I have one who always tries to kick the stallion upon mounting AND dismounting. He has her down to a fine art now - approaches from the side and jumps across the saddle area, wriggles around into position (she can't kick with his weight on top) - and when he's done, he throws his offside front leg over her wither and jumps off sideways with a squeal!!

I have two who are always total cowbags when they have a foal at foot - so we just AI them (far easier!)

Sedalin is a waste of time if a mare doesn't WANT to be covered; a twitch can help with a fidgety mare, and I wouldn't allow my stallion near ANY mare who wasn't wearing covering boots. (Any stallion owner who only puts them on after she's discovered the mare kicks is a fool!!) None will have any effect on fertility!
 
I should add that I covered a mare on Saurday - horribly late but she'd finally foaled this year - after 3 years of trying - then lost the foal at 5 days with a ruptured bladder. Got over that and then had haemorrhagic follicles, then got in foal - and lost it at the 28 day scan. For the last month we'd been struggling to get her to point of covering with my young stallion - she'd show a bit but never get 'mellow' enough to stand.

This time round I used my old stallion - who is very gentle and patient with his mares. He teased her for more than 20 minutes before she finally showed signs of being willing. THEN the problem was the stallion! :rolleyes:

He's 22 years old and hadn't covered a mare for about 6 weeks! He came out - unprepared! He stood behind her - failing to get 'prepared'. We walked him around behind her, smoked fags, told bad jokes, thought about ringing the chippy for a lunch delivery! FINALLY, after about 35 minutes he realised what he was there for!:D

I wouldn't normally cover a mare so late - but time is marching on (she's 15 now and a very good mare!) so I decided a late foal was better than no foal!
 
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