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Post by ilovemycobs on Dec 31, 2007 16:23:42 GMT 1
 hello everyone, another silly question ;D. I bought my mare whilst in foal(i had no idea),when she arrived,she was calm,slow,almost docile, picked her feet up fine,she was perfect. after she had the foal she changed, picking up her feet is an issue,putting her rug on is an issue,dogs are an issue,loud bangs are in issue,everything that would never have bothered her when i first got her. whilst she was in foal we walked past dogs,water,bangs,noisy children,almost everything, now i find she's jumping at the sound of car doors shutting,grunting at dogs,something she'd ever do. she is in a field with lotssss of other horses, some of which are picking on her,could this explain her changed behavior???.xx 
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Post by geeup on Dec 31, 2007 16:25:21 GMT 1
whats the timescale on this? Is foal still around?
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Post by specialsparkle3 on Dec 31, 2007 16:27:31 GMT 1
 Mares often change their personality WHEN they are in foal, until after foaling , THEN they revert to their normal personality, not the other way round. 
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Post by specialsparkle3 on Dec 31, 2007 16:29:22 GMT 1
ps When did she foal? I hope the foal is not still with her if she's being picked on. If so, please move her, and fast ,before you get a damaged mare and foal. 
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Post by cokey on Dec 31, 2007 17:56:27 GMT 1
Echo SS3 totally. My mare was a joy when preggers! If I could, I'd keep her preggers for ever.....!
What you're seeing here is her normal character. If you need help, I'd grab a copy of Kelly's books and see if you can work through some exercises. Do you have a more experienced/confident friend who can help you?
Also definitely don't allow her to be picked on if she still has the foal at foot. She'll be expending enough energy on feeding the foal without having to worry about the other horses.
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Post by gem on Dec 31, 2007 18:10:49 GMT 1
Im afraid my mare was different, since foaling her behaviour is 100% better but the vets believed she had a hormone imbalance and foaling put that right so Im happy typically though they revert to normal behaviour so id invest in a bit of perfect manners and start working with her - Good luck x |
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Post by Vicky&Beenie on Dec 31, 2007 18:22:40 GMT 1
marse always change character after pregnancy. its natural and mares act differently.
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Post by suewhitmore on Dec 31, 2007 19:01:36 GMT 1
SS3, I know you are vastly more experienced than me, but a couple of my mares definitely became more assertive after their first foal. They were quite young, 5 & 6, so it may have been that they just stopped being babies and became mares. I had this foot picking issue - well trimming the backs actually - with one, and I think now she had back pain at first and then remembered it. So I would really advise getting a chiro in asap to make sure she hasn't twisted herself foaling.
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Post by specialsparkle3 on Dec 31, 2007 19:28:29 GMT 1
Really Sue, that's very interesting ( Oh and I doubt I have any more experience than you ) We have all encountered " out of the norm" things in everything to do with horses, and we never stop learning do we, I just wish the OP would post again and let us know it little more about the foal, and whether it's still on the mare, etc etc . If it is, and the mare is being bullied, that alone could explain her behaviour.
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Post by janetgeorge on Dec 31, 2007 21:50:14 GMT 1
marse always change character after pregnancy. its natural and mares act differently. That's a pretty sweeping statement - and in my experience - rarely true. I have what WAS a 'hot' TB mare, she became a bit more mellow during her first pregnancy and lactation with me - but then she was also 'settling down' here after finishing a racing career. But the rest of mine have stayed pretty much the same - the odd one gets a bit hyper with a new foal at foot - but that doesn't last long. And that goes for home-bred and bought in mares, whether they're maidens or not. |
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Post by jen1 on Dec 31, 2007 22:13:38 GMT 1
i hope you can move her op if she still has baby with her, my mare has gone quite bazzar, she has pinched a 6 year old cob cos her baby has weaned himself,
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Post by specialsparkle3 on Dec 31, 2007 22:23:46 GMT 1
I would say that mares rarely change their personality AFTER having a foal. I had a mare who was very unpredictable in the ring, and I was assured that if I had a foal from her, she would settle down. Well, all it did, was to make her worse, in that she decided she was now a brood mare, and showing under saddle again was definitely a no no 
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Post by suewhitmore on Dec 31, 2007 23:38:18 GMT 1
They probably don't change personality, but become more confirmed in what they are. So it's quite interesting with mares you have had from foals - because I reckon that every horse goes through a transition anyway, and it's quite rapid, where it goes from baby to adult and everything changes - what it can and cannot do in the herd in particular.
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Post by Persianhorse on Jan 1, 2008 0:13:33 GMT 1
This is completely normal even in human there is change .
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hello everyone, another silly question ;D. I bought my mare whilst in foal(i had no idea),when she arrived,she was calm,slow,almost docile, picked her feet up fine,she was perfect. after she had the foal she changed, picking up her feet is an issue,putting her rug on is an issue,dogs are an issue,loud bangs are in issue,everything that would never have bothered her when i first got her. whilst she was in foal we walked past dogs,water,bangs,noisy children,almost everything, now i find she's jumping at the sound of car doors shutting,grunting at dogs,something she'd ever do. she is in a field with lotssss of other horses, some of which are picking on her,could this explain her changed behavior???.xx
Mares often change their personality WHEN they are in foal, until after foaling , THEN they revert to their normal personality, not the other way round. 
