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[RC] "Easy" mare <rated pg-13> - JulienneHey everyone,
I wanted to get feedback on what my options are with my mare. With the
lovely springtime weather arriving, she's gone into full-blown heat.
In past years this hasn't been a problem, she'd just hang out by the
gelding pasture with her butt pointed towards them and making it be
known that she was available, but now she's in a mixed pasture with
both geldings and mares and she has captured the attentions of one
particularly amorous suitor. He's a HUGE 17hh bay gelding and Isabella
is a small 14.2hh mare - they've been squealing at each other the past
few days and I'm afraid it may have escalated to mounting behavior
because last night I saw a bite mark on her back, swollen and tender to
the touch. Argh, we finally get nice weather and I can't ride because
of her wound!
She's an angel under saddle because she knows she can't get away with
this behavior with me, but out in pasture is a different story. Moving
her isn't an option because there is only one other pasture that also
has geldings, and stalls (don't want to stall her).
Any suggestions/shared experiences? Don't really want to go hard-core
with Regumate, so I'm considering Moody Mare or Mare Magic as a first
alternative. I'm afraid she'll get hurt if this behavior continues.
Julienne
& Isabella (access to boys?? LOVING IT!)
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