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Topic: Mares temperment?
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norcalauto
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posted May 14, 2004 05:10 PM
For the last two days since my mare foaled she has been so aggressive is this normal. She is alright with me but she bit my wife today any suggestions? She has never shown any aggression before. ![[Confused]](confused.gif)
Posts: 22 | From: potter valley | Registered: Apr 2004
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norcalauto
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posted May 14, 2004 05:34 PM
Anybody???
Posts: 22 | From: potter valley | Registered: Apr 2004
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Cool Time 84
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posted May 14, 2004 06:04 PM
Yes this is normal.. some mares after foaling become agressive, because they are protective of their foals, it's instinctive.
Has your wife done alot with the mare, or is it you who has done the most with her, sometimes they aren't aggressive to the person they trust the most.
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Posts: 1522 | From: Ohio | Registered: Nov 2003
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horse_crazy
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posted May 14, 2004 06:14 PM
Perfectly normal! If we have an aggresive mare, after she foals, we just try to clam her down, by talking quietly, and if she pins her ears or lunges to bite we yell(not really yell, just say it strongly), No bad girl! Thats has usually worked for our mares. She is being protective of her baby, but in that she can not be a danger tot he people around her.
Good luck!
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Mares:
Honey-buckskin(in-foal to a smutty buckskin stallion)
BG-palomino/dunalino(foaled a beautiful filly)
Dibby-dun(in-foal to a palomino stallion)
Star Bucks-buttermilk buckskin(not bred, we may just use her as a riding horse)
Fillies:
Lizzy-grulla(will be used as a broodmare in the future, due to an injury as a weanling...we are unsure if she will be riding sound, although she might be, as her injury has healed so well...you can't even tell)
Sheba-black(hopefully will be shown in Halter classes starting this year)
Blue-blue roan(we aren't too sure what we are going to do with this filly yet....but she is a cutie)
Geldings:
Poco-sorrel/overo*Paint*(Awesome riding horse!)
Brandy-*FOR SALE*(Nice 2 yr old, going into training soon, price will go up, feel free to ask me about him..if you are interested)
Foals:
Tinker Bell- Red dun filly. Nice short neck, long legs, beautiful eyes..absolutely beautiful. Very people friendly.
Other 2 foals are expecting between May and June.
Posts: 853 | From: Wisconsin | Registered: Jun 2003
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