Paris is in foal and over the last couple of weeks she has become extremely moody. Taking Moody Mare syndrome to new heights She is quite visious and charges horses if they come close to her - they could be 10m away and she will charge them, ears flat back teeth bared When she connects she tears strips off the horses, last night she ripped Luckys rug and connected with his skin. She will have a go at charging the boss horse too!
She suffers from separation anxiety so not sure if separating is going to be the solution. At the moment she is only agressive towards horses and the dogs who give her a wide berth, she is friendly towards us and enjoys a brush and some TLC. I have am encouraging my OH to handle her so she gets used to him for when the day arrives.
Any suggestions? Have you come across this behaviour from a pregnant mare before? I have to say that I don't remember having seen so much agression from a mare in foal before. Of course the other thing is how protective is she going to be with baby
She suffers from separation anxiety so not sure if separating is going to be the solution. At the moment she is only agressive towards horses and the dogs who give her a wide berth, she is friendly towards us and enjoys a brush and some TLC. I have am encouraging my OH to handle her so she gets used to him for when the day arrives.
Any suggestions? Have you come across this behaviour from a pregnant mare before? I have to say that I don't remember having seen so much agression from a mare in foal before. Of course the other thing is how protective is she going to be with baby