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Melissa Webster
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Username: Mwebster

Post Number: 427
Registered: 5-2001
Posted on Tuesday, May 3, 2005 - 10:02 pm:   Edit PostPrint Post

My mare gets very affectionate when she's in heat, and she's a lot calmer/less spooky/more willing too. In fact, she's a perfect angel.

A friend of mine asked why not give her Regumate, thinking it might put her in this relaxed tender mood all the time. Wouldn't Regumate actually have just the opposite effect? Also, just curious: do others have mares who are at their most relaxed/sociable when in heat?
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LL
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Username: Frances

Post Number: 92
Registered: 3-2004
Posted on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 - 9:07 am:   Edit PostPrint Post

Yes Melissa, mine is a typical chesnut mare (i.e. moody and often crabby) and at her worst just before she comes into season - once she's in season, however, she's really soft and loving - butter wouldn't melt in her mouth. I too would love her to stay that way!

Lynn
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Robert N. Oglesby DVM
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Username: Dro

Post Number: 12757
Registered: 1-1997
Posted on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 - 9:27 am:   Edit PostPrint Post

I ditto LL's comments and seeing lots of different mares in and out of heat, most mares are more sociable and loving when in heat.
DrO
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D.
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Username: Dyduroc

Post Number: 117
Registered: 6-2004
Posted on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 - 1:31 pm:   Edit PostPrint Post

Melissa, this is a very interesting topic!

Last year there was a stallion on the farm and my mare was an absolute demon when in heat. All she wanted was to get to the stallion's pen and she let me know it!

This year, there's no stallion (phew!) and she's her normal, laid back self whether she's in heat or not.

It's fascinating to watch the herd dynamics when the others cycle. Mares that normally have nothing to do with each other become best buddies, the low-man-on-the-totem-pole gelding becomes the girls' best friend, etc. Herd-watching is one of my favorite pastimes!

dyd
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