S&S Farms
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Is it uncommon for a mare to cause ordinarily calm easy going geldings to act like a stud? We have 2 geldings and a mare, one gelding and mare came together and I just thought they were both stupid, spent the winter just trying to keep them from tearing down fences. I have played mix and match enough now that I have observed that the geldings are ok and peaceful together and any one of the geldings is not too bad with the mare (except that she is insanely herdbound with whichever gelding she is with). However all 3 horses are something short of dangerous to be around. The geldings fight over the mare, the mare teases the geldings (seems like on a basis much more frequently than every 21 days). The horses don't mind running over any human that happens to be in their way. Separately they don't behave that way.
Seems clear that the answer is to separate the mare from the bunch, if I currently had facilities to do that it would have already been done.
Mare is difficult at best to catch, not bad in small pens but in a pasture forget it. Saving grace is if you have one of the other horses to lead her home she can be caught (yes--back to the tearing down fences comment she has gone adventuring several times)
It is obvious that whoever had these horses prior had no John Lyons experience and the downside is I am kind of ignorant too.
Gets better! mare would have gone to town but Grandpa bought the kids these 2 horses...Son has decided that he likes the mare...and in reality she is not a bad little riding horse.
Any Suggestions???
Holly
Seems clear that the answer is to separate the mare from the bunch, if I currently had facilities to do that it would have already been done.
Mare is difficult at best to catch, not bad in small pens but in a pasture forget it. Saving grace is if you have one of the other horses to lead her home she can be caught (yes--back to the tearing down fences comment she has gone adventuring several times)
It is obvious that whoever had these horses prior had no John Lyons experience and the downside is I am kind of ignorant too.
Gets better! mare would have gone to town but Grandpa bought the kids these 2 horses...Son has decided that he likes the mare...and in reality she is not a bad little riding horse.
Any Suggestions???
Holly