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martha615
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 Posted - 29 Oct 2012 : 9:56:30 PM
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So, I just read an advertisement for a broodmare that is very inexpensive because, according to the advert, the price reflects that the mare is in "a constant season." The ad also indicates that the seller wishes the mare to go to a good home. Wouldn't a good home be one in which someone called a vet?
If a human were bleeding constantly, wouldn't that be reason to look for fibroids or other, more worrying tumours? Or perhaps a "constant season" means something else?
I don't know anything about horse breeding, but would love input from others as this does seem quite odd.
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pinkvboots
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Posted - 29 Oct 2012 : 11:13:56 PM
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| I am sure it means she is regular with her seasons not constantly on one, its easier if a potential broodmare has a regular one rather than getting a vet to put her in season when you want to brred. |
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alan
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Posted - 30 Oct 2012 : 07:34:03 AM
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| The ad says that her price reflects the fact she has a "constant" season. I would definitely get her checked for fibroids/tumour as that isn't normal. |
  
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Callisto
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Posted - 30 Oct 2012 : 08:01:11 AM
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| I took it to mean she is constantly in season too, which as Alan says is not normal, and should definitely be checked out by a vet. |
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Pop
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Posted - 30 Oct 2012 : 08:29:28 AM
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You have me curious now. I had a mare who constantly came into season, i.e. all year round, but a constant season, very strange; and I'm thinking, to at least have a look, its just a scan and not at all expensive or traumatic.
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rosie
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Posted - 30 Oct 2012 : 09:12:22 AM
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Last year when I bought our new stallion, my old mare came into season and wouldn't go off at all!!!!!
She was at the vets from September right through until the spring to be injected off.
She was scanned on a regular basis and the only abnormality she has is a huge amount of cysts internally, otherwise she is fit and well.
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Mrs Vlacq
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Posted - 30 Oct 2012 : 12:22:45 PM
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Mares can acquire behaviours that look like constant season too, when their hormones are actually behaving normally. Similarly they can also 'switch off' to make life easier for themselves. A lot depends on their environmant.
Only a scan and/or bloods would tell what is really going on, but it is likely it can be resolved. Certain cysts can present as long seasons/constant seasons/false heats. |
    
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glo
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Posted - 30 Oct 2012 : 1:03:50 PM
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I brought a little mare that was in poor condition, we kept her in for a day or 2 for worming / handling I turned her out with my stallion and that afternoon she was in season, well stallion thought it was grate, as she was new to me we counted the days till she should have came off, and she never did!!! we had the vet for scanning, and she had a huge follicle, she was injected to make her ovulate, thinking we would try next season, however she never came in to season, because she somehow got in to foal.
I think that with this little mare, you may have to have her injected off season or to ovulate, I think the add said that she had had foals, so that area is working well. |
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Pashon2001
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Posted - 30 Oct 2012 : 4:28:39 PM
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| I also have a broodmare who is constantly in season, even when carrying a foal, so its not that unusual. It used to worry me with her that her pregnancy was going ok, but she has had four foals with no problems. |
     
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NatH
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Posted - 31 Oct 2012 : 11:09:42 AM
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Having contacted the lady, who owns this mare I think what she is saying is that the mare 'shows' as though she is in season, when infact she is probably in foal.
This can be problematic for someone, who likes to know whether their mare is in foal or not by her willingness to 'stand' for the stallion or not.
She seems to like the boys attention, nothing wrong with that
The stallion, who she is running with is showing her no attention, so he may know something she is trying to hide
I think she is lovely, she is a gentle sort good with all horses apparently. I'd love her. |
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martha615
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Posted - 31 Oct 2012 : 11:15:14 AM
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Thanks for all these responses -- I've learned a lot. Sounds as though if you have stallions around mares things kind of happen differently! I can't even tell when one of my mares is in season!
Natalie, you should buy her! I haven't seen a photo, but I bet she is nice! |
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Gerri
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Posted - 31 Oct 2012 : 6:42:32 PM
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| I saw this mare on the sales page and thought she was beautiful, if I had a spare £ I would definitely have bought her |
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debs
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Posted - 31 Oct 2012 : 8:45:53 PM
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| Ooh Nat, I think I would like her too.... lots of my old boys breeding on sire side.... |
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ffynnoncadno
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Posted - 02 Nov 2012 : 12:58:56 PM
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| It is easier to explain it as a constant season as she shows all the signs even when in foal of being a mare in season and to the inexperienced would cause a problem,In herself she is a happy and content mare which produces lovely quality foals with no issues....I've had her from 18mths old and she has had the vet examine her and I've tried numerous herbal and mare remedy rubbish to no prevail and talked about the marble being inserted and was told that if she has the behaviour in foal it would'nt make a difference.Good home is priority and I have asked anyone who has shown interest what they intend to do with her :) |
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debs
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ffynnoncadno
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Posted - 04 Nov 2012 : 11:12:44 AM
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If you give me an email I'll send you some pics  |
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cmj
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Posted - 04 Nov 2012 : 5:52:22 PM
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| ffynnoncadno - fair play to you, you've been honest and you are not asking stupid money. I am sure you will be able to find a good home. Wishing you the very best of luck. |
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arabesque
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Posted - 04 Nov 2012 : 9:38:22 PM
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Ffynnoncadno, I think you're missing a trick here , there's a lot of interest shown, and lots of people, including me, would love to see a photo!
I'd noticed your ad, and made the mistake of looking at allbreed pedigree earlier - really wish I had space for another horse or two  . Hope you find her a really lovely home! |
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