Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Understanding Mares With Their Cycles

By Heather Toms


When it is summer, your mares will start their cycles. That implies they may exhibit various symptoms of distress or discomfort. These symptoms include:

- Regular swishing of the tail

- Sensitive to touch

- Resistance to girth tightening

- Sore flanks and lower backs

- An inclination to lean on posts or walls

- Signs of colic.

You'll know these symptoms derive from the mare's cycles if they pop up and vanish in patterns corresponding to her 16 to 21 day cycle. However , if the symptoms endure without let up, you'll need to look for other root causes.

It is a common tendency for horse owners to turn to a drug that suppresses estrus, but these people disregard the likelihood that a healthy mare can be in heat without being afflicted by the sort of discomfort that inhibits her normal functioning. The most healthy of mares occasionally show some estrus-related pain; your best plan of action is to change your mare's training and riding schedules.

Since plenty of issues stemming from the estrus relate to stagnation of the liver, bolstering the liver and hormones will ease these issues. You can boost the liver with milk thistle over a course of 10 days. Dong Quai (also called tang kuei) is a good herb for liver restoration and hormone equilibrium. If required, you can administer herbal pain relief products like RelaxHer Mix also provide good liver support.

Mares that perform demanding exercise like jumping, cutting or racing may have a tendency to draw air into their vaginas. This could create great irritation; you can try and tighten the vulva tissue with homeopathic remedies like sepia. You may resort to caslicks procedures that seal the vulva's upper part, preventing the mares from sucking air into their vaginas.

Because of their sensitivity and temperament issues, mares may not suit all riders. However, a mare that enjoys a close bond with its rider can work much harder than geldings. Give your mare the respect she deserves and she will repay you with her best efforts even when she may be in heat.




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