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Post by greydales on Jun 7, 2006 16:40:45 GMT -1
Always having been a gelding person (apart from our first pony mare, but she wasn't very mareish and we didn't really take notice of seasons) - I don't really know anything about mares' seasons.
How often do they come into season per year and how long do they last each time?
I know I have the two fillies but I just notice now and again that they are in season and don't really note when or how long for!
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Post by anna85 on Jun 7, 2006 17:19:22 GMT -1
Our mares come in every 3 weeks for five days, if everything is normal and run from end Feb/Early March (dependant on weather) through to October/November (occasionally right the way through) again dependant on weather. We are avid season watchers here obviously for covering with the colt/stallion so just mark them on the calender.
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Post by greydales on Jun 8, 2006 15:27:35 GMT -1
Another question - do they tend to wee more when they are in season?
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Post by akehurstannabel on Jun 8, 2006 15:55:53 GMT -1
I don't think they wee more, it's just a different viscosity and much smellier!
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Post by mabel on Jun 8, 2006 15:59:09 GMT -1
Jazz will keep squirting little and often LOL. Edited to add, she does a lot of winking too  |
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Post by anna85 on Jun 8, 2006 17:04:07 GMT -1
Yup lots of weeing and squirting even when talking to girls. We have two in season right now and they are being complete and utter tarts, squeaking at each other and then winking and squirting over the shop. They probably don't actually wee any more, you just see it a lot more.
Some mares if not around colts/seasons won't have blatently obvious seasons and its easy not to see them. Lottie goes extremely cranky also when in season and it does affect some mares temperements.
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Post by c2b on Jun 8, 2006 18:39:48 GMT -1
I do notice the difference in the amount of wee when Zoe is stabled. ..... 3 barrows rather than just 1  . She shows no obvious in season signs but her behaviour changed. |
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Post by rebeccajane on Jun 16, 2006 13:49:02 GMT -1
This time Molly was in for five days and showed excessively to her son - I could get her arrested for that sort of behaviour.  Roisin was in for a week the hussy. |
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Post by acorn on Jun 16, 2006 17:55:40 GMT -1
Some of our mares really don't show anything obvious (though sometimes a bit more or a bit less friendly than normal). We turned them out to run with the stallion at the beginning of June and thought that no one was in season. WRONG!! Two immediately started to squat and wee and stood for him. Some will exhibit to any colt or stallion, some won't. We took one mare to an event last year where there were several non native breed stallions. She was in season but never wee'd or squealed unless our stallion was nearby. She kept her tail clamped right down at other times and was ready to kill a big Friesian stallion whose rider brought him too close to her tail (I thought he was quite handsome but she clearly didn't  ) At the moment one of my pony mares (actually the one that tried to kick the Friesian) has chummed up with a friend's old Morgan cross mare and they are currently inseperable. At the moment the Morgan is keeping herself between the stallion and her friend. She kicks at him and drives them apart. Anyone had anything similar problems? Would I be best to seperate them?? |
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Post by rebeccajane on Jun 17, 2006 5:11:04 GMT -1
Bea does this - not having any of THAT  sort of behaviour in her field, you could separate them just whilst your mare gets covered then put her back when her seasons over. Allways a risk the boy could get hurt or give up trying to cover her. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2006 16:28:07 GMT -1
I have started noticing Beth, she is quite the little tart on times Gill lol and was going to post the same question, like you only ever having geldings.
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Post by khristyne on Jun 19, 2006 7:52:34 GMT -1
I honestly think Dorothy doesnt get seasons!! never noticed anything ever!!! She is always the same and she wees to order and it always looks and smells the same!!! Just as well I dont want to breed!!
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Post by jacquidales on Jun 21, 2006 19:27:07 GMT -1
any advice for a filly who is a witch when in season. She kicks and boxes on her hinds legs both at me and Jack. She's a bit of a nightmare really and quite dangerous.
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Post by Debbie on Jun 25, 2006 14:45:47 GMT -1
Oh no ! I hope this is not your new quarter girl, Jacqui! Didn't someone say they had excellent results with an herbal supplement?? Let me see if I can find it... Okay, JoM's sister used hormonise for her mare and it helped the mare within a week www.equinehealthandherbal.co.uk/attitude_range/hormonisepge.htmAnd the other product was NAF Oestress supplement used by a few girls on the board. If you look under the feeding section there's a few posts for 'hormonal' girls ...hope you can get her sorted soon, she sounds rather dangerous just now! |
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Post by mabel on Jun 25, 2006 16:26:05 GMT -1
Steady Up by Feedmark is brill for hormonal mares too. We've had great results with it.
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. She shows no obvious in season signs but her behaviour changed. 
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sort of behaviour in her field, you could separate them just whilst your mare gets covered then put her back when her seasons over.
