Mare hates my stallion.

[Firefall]

The mare I really want bred will not stand still for my stallion. She is a seasoned mare and he's going on 3.

This is his first breeding season and has covered all the mares I wanted him to. But this mare won't let him near her. She lets my almost 4 month old colt try to breed her and will urinate and stand for him.

Yikes, :new_shocked: what can I do she is now in heat and my stallion is becoming afraid of her.

Thanks

 

[Wee Mite Miniatures]

Does she have a foal by her side? If so try having the foal on one side of a fence and the mare and stallion on the other side. She may not want the stallion near her foal.

Other then that, if she is really in heat, try twitching her.

In the past we had one outside mare that would not let a stallion near her. She was in heat. We had five stallions at the time and she wanted to kill all of them. She was dangerous to any one handling her with a stallion in the area. We sent her home.

We heard later she was breed to someone else's stallion but she was sedated by the vet. I would not go that far since in my opinion she is showing traits I would not want in a horse.

 

[justjinx]

Sometimes a mare just takes a dislike to a particular stallion and will not let him breed her, but will be a hussy to another stallion. i had this happen with an arab mare. is there another stallion you can breed ehr to? i know you really want that cross, but sometimes it is just not meant to be....jennifer :saludando:

 

[Firefall]

No she doesn't have a foal. She has had several foals before. Not sure why she is doing this. She let my other stallion , (that I since sold) breed her last year but wouldn't stand still, kept walking.

 

[justjinx]

Could she have an infection that is causing vaginal irritation or pain? jennifer :saludando:

 

[Firefall]

I asked the vet that when he palpated her and he didn't think so.

 

[Equuisize]

Wine, roses, dinner and a nice evening out aside,

maybe she just isn't quite 'ready' yet?

They can go from disinterest to interest pretty quickly.

 

[HGFarm]

Palping her will not tell you if she has an infection or another problem... I would have the vet check her, if she refuses to come in, etc... to see what is happening....

Palping her will not tell you if she has an infection or another problem... I would have the vet check her, if she refuses to come in, etc... to see what is happening....

 

[DunPainted]

Interesting topic.....

My friend owns a Friesian sporthorse farm with two stallions. They breed via AI or freshly cooled/shipped semen.

One stallion "detests" sorrel/chestnut mares....and wont perform. The other has a certain dislike of another color. Poor Kris has to pick the right "teaser" mare(s)...otherwise she'd be out there ALL DAY.

We once had a "nasty" stallion and NONE of our seasoned mares would allow him to breed them.

 

[Margaret]

Ive had this happen once. What made the difference was having another stallion "that she did like" on the other side of the fence sweet-talking her.. I kept the stallion she did not like, but "was the breeding choice" in the pasture with her. As soon as she started seeing stars from her preferred stallion, the chosen stallion moved in and bred her.. It was also a matter of timing, as she was ready at "only" the times she showed intrest to her preferred stallion.

 

[rabbitsfizz]

Stand something- ANYTHING that she likes at her head and breed her whilst he/it is talking to her!!

We had a mare that hated the Arab stallion and LOVED my grotty little Welsh gelding. So William stood at her head and did all the chat up, and once she was besotted Shan whipped in behind and did the business.

You do need to have a sharp word with the stallion about manners, as he will need to perform to order and be ready to go when told, no messing around!!

It is quite possible that the mare does not like him because he is still a colt and just not "manly" enough.

Some mares will not tolerate all the pratting around that colt's do, are you at the moment attempting this loose??

If so, stop!!

There is no way he will get a successful cover on her loose, she needs to be tied up and he needs to be on a halter and made to mind his manners.

The "suitor" at the head does work, though.

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