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Marlene,

I know of a horse named Bey Cinel who had a cyst on her ovary which caused 
her to be as Ann Hall called her, "Cinella DeVille". After her surgical 
removal of that (and maybe both-not sure) ovary, she has been fine. She 
finished Tevis this year.

I rode her for Ann several years before this problem came up, and she was a 
delight to ride. A few years into her career, she began showing horrible 
behavior much like what you describe.



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> From: "Marlene Moss" <Marlene@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Ridecamp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,<horsesctr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [RC]   sudden behavior change in horse
> Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 12:52:36 -0600
>
> I have 2 horses boarded at our place for training to fix some behavioral
> problems that suddenly appeared.  Both are 3 year old mares, one AQHA but
> looks thoroughbred, the other a solid paint.  They have no relationship to
> each other and different owners, but both were shown in halter and 
> longeline
> classes when younger.  Both owners think their behavior is related to 
> coming
> into heat, but neither had a vet look at the horses.
>
>
>
> One was sent to a trainer who gave up on her and sent her to the auction 
> and
> eventually she ended up at our place so we could help the new owners sell
> her.  The other owner is so afraid the horse will hurt a neighbor kid that
> she had the mare tied to the fence when I picked her up.
>
>
>
> Basically, both mares will bite and kick at times, but are otherwise a
> couple of the sweetest mares I've ever worked with.  The quarter horse has
> no aim, and you can tell she is frustrated but just doesn't know what else
> to do.  I am able to work with her just by talking to her pleasantly or
> holding something out for her to sniff.  She's very curious.  The paint has
> deadly aim and force so we are being very careful with her because we just
> don't know what sets her off yet.
>
>
>
> Both are very pleasant and willing once they are haltered.  The AQHA mare 
> is
> lovely to ride and I've taken her out on the trail a few times and think 
> she
> has trail or endurance potential.  The other mare isn't saddle trained yet.
>
>
>
> Has anyone dealt with behavior like this?  With both horses it just started
> overnight and the original owners both had other horses with no problems.  
> I
> really thing there is something physical, probably with their reproductive
> systems that is going on.  The paint will sometimes turn her head away and
> look back to avoid biting or else looking where she is in pain.  I have a
> vet coming out Tuesday for one of the boarders and I'd like to talk to him
> about these two to see what options we might have to figure things out for
> them.  I have heard of horses that had a marble inserted to help with
> uncomfortable heat cycles - any experience with this?  What symptoms does 
> it
> help?  How well does it work?  Is there hormone therapy for horses?  Blood
> tests that might give us a clue?  Expensive or cheap?  What kind of
> diagnostics can be done that don't cost a fortune or require a major 
> clinic?
>
>
>
> Sorry not totally distance riding related, but I guess any horse could have
> problems like this that need to be diagnosed and dealt with.  The owner of
> the paint has accepted that she may need to put this mare down if she can't
> be fixed, but I (and the trainer) think it is physical and that the source
> needs to be treated before the horse can be trained or a difficult decision
> made.
>
>
>
> Thanks!
>
> Marlene
>
>
>
>
>
> Marlene Moss
>
> Saddle Fitting - www.KineticEquineAnalysis.com
>
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