I recently bought a 3 1/2 year old filly. Though I always favored geldings, she had such a sweet disposition, she absolutely won my heart. After almost two months together I could not be happier. She's doing great on the ground, has great manners, backs up on command, does leg yields, lunges, ties, loves to be groomed ... just a joy. When we moved to our new barn 2 weeks ago, everyone was impressed on how calm and easygoing she was for such a young horse and she really seemed to like her new place and her new friends. I rode a couple of times with some other boarders in the outdoor arena. Bareback and with a saddle and we did awesome but somehow two days ago everything fell apart.
First I got a call from the stable manager telling me that my horse was charging at the fence, trying to fend off the other mares living in the outdoor corals next to hers at feeding time. She had never done that ever before yesterday and when I arrived there to do a little ground work with her she was all over the place, bucking and rearing challenging every command. When she finally calm down (20 min) she still wanted nothing to do with me. I admit I was a little puzzeled, started going down the checklist. Is it me? Is she sick? Did something happened, before I got there? Why was she so defensive with stable mates? Is it the weather? Is she in heat? The stable manager said "well if she is in heat, my stallion wil let us know "Out comes the stallion, walking down the aisle flirting with all the other mares along the way, he finally gets close to mine and wants nothing to do with her. He wouldn't even look at her!
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I rub her down, trying to see of she's sore somewhere, check her feet, nothing I can see. I asked if she ate, drank her regular amount, pooped? Same, same, same. I called in the evening to check on her . They told me she was fine, didn't charge the fence when lunch or dinner was served. Oh well, maybe she was just having a off day.
When I got there this morning, she seemed more relaxed, I groomed her, played with her for a while, tacked her up and walked in the arena where my friend Liz and her horse Big Mac had already started to workout. After a 5 minutes warm up walking around I drop my irons, check my girth, get on the mounting block and get on. Liz was trotting lightly at the other end of the arena, and when she got close to us we started walking together and then Wammo! Mia went nuts. Pinned ears, rearing, charging, head tossing, I couldn't not believe it! I held on, trying to calm her down and ask Liz to get out. It took me at least half an hour to feel safe enough to get off. I removed all tack, and walked out of the arena where Mia rolled and kick for another 10 minutes.
pets question and answers,www.5d2d.com Can anyone tell me what the heck is going on with my horse?
I have no idea what could be wrong with her with the other horses, but riding wise all I can say is to lunge her VERY well before riding her. You might want to have a vet come check her out. Or she might just now be feeling stressed about the move. She might need a Chiropractor or something to make her feel more relaxed since she seems so tense.
You should call a vet to check her
hope everything goes well:)
It could be anything from being in heat, pain, or some horses were harassing her. I suggest to call the vet just in case there is something wrong with her. I would check her pasture to make sure its ok, watch her pasture partners to see if they harass her, and check the tack to make sure it isnt hurting her.
Walk every inch of her pasture to see if there is any toxic weed you may find, she could have eaten a toxic weed and it changed her chemical makeup which will change her attitude, kinda like being on drugs.
