Bad Mare - any ideas

QHGirl · 07-29-2003, 02:42 PM

I have a mare that is 4, she is appendix and black, some say both bad strikes against her. I give her the benifit of the doubt of being good. I broke her out as a 2 year old. Not that many problems, after I sent her to the trainer for 4 months, this mare has changed. She has broke my finger and even kicked at me within 3 months. When she broke my finger I turned her out to pasture to rest and be a horse, then kicked me the other day when I went out to see her. I am not sure what to do, should I give up on her and sell her as a brood mare (makeing sure they know her attitude) or should I keep trying to make a show horse out of her? Anyone have similar situations that the horse turned around and wasn't so freaked out with time?
Thanks,

Dawn · 07-29-2003, 03:45 PM

How did she break your finger, and what were the cirumstances when she kicked you?

Morgana · 07-30-2003, 02:02 AM

she had changed when you got her back from that trainer? what do you know about him?
I don´t know any horse that turned "crazy" without any reason...
I don´t know anything about your horses situation, so I can´t be sure... but I´d say, she is afrad for some reason. I don´t say someone treated her badly, it might also be that something happned without anyones fault...

QHGirl · 08-05-2003, 07:58 PM

Well basically I found out why... I guess she has EPM.. any Insight on what to do now?

TheNaturalWay · 08-13-2003, 12:06 PM

a hah. My mare i had was ind of the same, she was very dangerous when i brought her, and i was determind to get her right. And guess what i did, and she was perfect after. I done join up, look on net if u dont kow what it is

bugsy · 08-13-2003, 09:28 PM

Whats EPM? sorry feel ver dumb! lol!

07-29-2003, 02:42 PM	#1
QHGirl Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 7,079 Images: 276	Bad Mare - any ideas I have a mare that is 4, she is appendix and black, some say both bad strikes against her. I give her the benifit of the doubt of being good. I broke her out as a 2 year old. Not that many problems, after I sent her to the trainer for 4 months, this mare has changed. She has broke my finger and even kicked at me within 3 months. When she broke my finger I turned her out to pasture to rest and be a horse, then kicked me the other day when I went out to see her. I am not sure what to do, should I give up on her and sell her as a brood mare (makeing sure they know her attitude) or should I keep trying to make a show horse out of her? Anyone have similar situations that the horse turned around and wasn't so freaked out with time? Thanks, __________________ I must not forget to thank the difficult horses, who made my life miserable, but who were better teachers than the well-behaved school horses who raised no problems. -Alois Podhaisky I've been Snowballed!!!!

08-05-2003, 07:58 PM	#4
QHGirl Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 7,079 Images: 276	Well basically I found out why... I guess she has EPM.. any Insight on what to do now? __________________ I must not forget to thank the difficult horses, who made my life miserable, but who were better teachers than the well-behaved school horses who raised no problems. -Alois Podhaisky I've been Snowballed!!!!

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07-29-2003, 03:45 PM	#2
Dawn Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Tennessee Posts: 31,458 Images: 1390	How did she break your finger, and what were the cirumstances when she kicked you?

07-30-2003, 02:02 AM	#3
Morgana Full Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 45	she had changed when you got her back from that trainer? what do you know about him? I don´t know any horse that turned "crazy" without any reason... I don´t know anything about your horses situation, so I can´t be sure... but I´d say, she is afrad for some reason. I don´t say someone treated her badly, it might also be that something happned without anyones fault...

08-13-2003, 12:06 PM	#5
TheNaturalWay Full Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: cornwall Posts: 272	a hah. My mare i had was ind of the same, she was very dangerous when i brought her, and i was determind to get her right. And guess what i did, and she was perfect after. I done join up, look on net if u dont kow what it is

08-13-2003, 09:28 PM	#6
bugsy Full Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Ottawa Ohio Posts: 238	Whats EPM? sorry feel ver dumb! lol!