I have a 22 year old TB mare. Big old girl who was pretty much a career broodie before I got her in 2009. She had 1 foal for me in 2011. After that I tried to breed her back in 2011 and again in 2012. She would catch first try but then lose the pregnancy between the 14 and 45 day ultrasounds. I figured the old girls uterus just couldnt sustain another pregnancy and she had definitely earned her retirement even before I got her! Not a huge deal, she still gets queen B status and is the best Auntie/weaning buddy on the farm. Last fall, she would turn into a tee total beotch during her heat cycles. Permanent grumpy face and would stand alone in the run in shed and bite at/kick the walls... the other horses would be out grazing not even close to her. She kicked 3 holes in the walls of the shed during her last cycle before winter. The past few days she hasnt wanted to eat her grain and this morning I noticed she is big time in heat... squirting and winking at her buddy mares. I am guessing her being in season has her off her feed. She is still her normally pleasant self so far this time and will still eat hay and grass. Could cysts be causing her issues? Hormonal issues? Do horses go through menopause? Would marbleing help? I just hate to see my best old girl so out of sorts.
Posted on: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 03:17:54 +0000
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