Just wondering if anyone can help shed some light on my mares Behaviour that I've noticed this past winter. I have two mares, one 16yo who is the dominant one of the pair, and one 9yo. They have known each other for 18 months, and have been really close since we moved yards last March. Currently they are turned out together during the day, but are stabled in separate blocks at night. The 16yo has always been quite a vocal horse, usually in response to food or hacking out away from her friends etc. A few times this winter, I've watched her walk up to my younger Mare when they're turned out together , squeaking and grunting with her neck arched, almost like a stallion. They touch noses, and there's loud breathing/continued squeaking for a few seconds, then she wanders off. Twice I've watched her do it when I've turned out my younger Mare after we've been to an outing, as if she's excited to see her and saying hi, and bizarrely twice I've seen her do it after they've been turned out together for hours in the snow. I'm not an expert on horse body language at all, so I'd love to hear people's thoughts on this. It's not followed by the usual mareish squealing and foot stamping.
02-13-2018, 05:01 AM
Weird Mare Behaviour
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