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I've had mares, geldings, and studs, ridden all in endurance, games, shows, 
and ranch work.      I find it is all in the personality and training of 
each how they react to the world around them.
I had one mare, out of many, that often had a problem with heat cycles.  I 
found Regumate used before/during an "event" if it was close to cycle time, 
worked wonders.  The rest of the time we just let her, and us, deal with it. 
Mares usually learn to tend to business in hand or under saddle, just as 
studs must if they are going to be useful horses.

Geldings usually, not always, can be exempt from these little foibles.

I found the old adage  "You tell a gelding, ask a mare, and discuss it with 
a stud"  worked well with most horses most of the time.

Dot


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "JD Becker" <jkn3444@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 11:19 AM
Subject: Re: [RC] Mares


> " I
> have ridden primarily mares and never once had one that I even noticed was
> in season.  I don't think many mares really have a problem with this, I"
>
> Well you are lucky than or else I am really unlucky :-) My mare Ruffy has 
> strong heat cycles year round and when they are the worst during the 
> summer she will back up to a fence gate whatever if there are horses on 
> the other side and stand there and kick . I am always worried about her 
> hurting herself so try to keep an empty space between her and others 
> during her heat cycles.Her mom was the same way , showing heat cycles even 
> when bred.Ruff is boss mare of the herd and "does not play well with 
> others" I had checked into spaying her but decided against it hoping she 
> would mellow with age , so far no luck at age 14 . So I have learned to 
> live with it as I do enjoy riding her .
>                               Drin Becker
>                               Mtn Region
>
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