What is the hard way?

My mare is outside 24/7 but she's still moody as heck

@@Thedysfunctionalhobbyfarm does she have pasture mates?

@@mageofdoomsie1598 yes, she has a Tennessee walker gelding out there with her and soon a mustang gelding will be added

@@mageofdoomsie1598 mares just are more moody than geldings, sure some like it better.outside but then other prefer it inside, it's all on the horse and different things suit them better.

@@Thedysfunctionalhobbyfarm that’s good! Glad she has friends, I know so many people who separate their horses because they “are so aggressive and keep fighting” and when they show me the behavior it’s literally just play, no pinned ears or actual aggressive striking. There’s definitely a difference between a moody or expressive horse versus a locked up horse. It can drive a horse insane being locked up all day and night. If they choose to be inside, that’s one thing, but they could HAVE that choice. The freedom to choose gives a horse more protection than anything a human can do. Horses aren’t helpless babies, they know how to be a horse and what’s best for them.

Exactly! The one shaking its head days before birth that’s longer looks like boredom, maybe from being in the box too much

@@hayati6374 possibly, but when a mare is that close to birth I believe they need to be on stall rest.

@@irish.eventing0386 there are still ways to provide enrichment

mare problems are due to hormones, not pain

My mare “chanel” will pin her ears at anything that is less than 6 feet awa from her and ahe is in a pasture with a Run in stall so its Not like shes stuck in her stall alo day

Agreed 100%

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1. Most cultures used male horses as warhorses because the mares were used for breeding, though the prefered warhorses were just whichever horse was more willing to be in danger without spooking and running away. 2. Those that used mares as war horses did so because they could be milked while on campaign to provide an extra source of nourishment for soldiers, thus taking weight off of the group that would otherwise be hsed to transport food. For example, the Mongols did this, and it was one of the reasons they could travel lightly and quickly despite having large armies. Other cultures generally used slower cattle like cows instead, because most of the armies were slower infantry, not quicker cavalry. 3. Mares don't have a natural authority within a herd. The stallion is almost always the leader, but there is generally only one or two stallions in a herd. Anyone who thinks that mares run a herd only think so because they don't realize that a stallion doesn't spend time jocking for position within the herd, he's spending time guarding his harem from rival stallions and breeding his mares.

@@basedimperialism 1. The Bedouin, the breeders of the Arabian horse, have ten thousand years of matrilineal breeding, because mares didn't call out to other horses when they were preparing to raid. Therefore, most People of The Horse valued the mare as the superior warhorse. Western Europeans bred male warhorses, sure, but they're not the end all, be all of horse culture. The Mongols and Native Americans also valued mares as superior because a stallion's need to fuck interfered with everything else. 3. Mares absolutely have authority within a herd after the stallion. A lead mare, for example. The only horses in a herd that don't groom each other are the lead stallion and lowest ranking foal. Therefore, mares lead the search for water, safety, and food, make the decision to go or stay, and protect and care for foals. They don't do NOTHING while the lead stallion makes all the decisions with his dick, especially in the 3 years interim they have after dropping a foal and not coming into heat. Mares have also been observed returning to their stallion of choice WHEN they come into heat, after being "stolen" by other band stallions, so they definitely make their own choices and problem solve. It's like a lion pride: everyone thinks the lead male decides everything, when in reality the females do the majority of ensuring survival.

@@basedimperialism The only thing the stallion is defending is himself and his bloodline. The mare is the one actually putting her life at risk, having been known to charge head on to things like gators, which can easily snap their legs off. The mare is the one doing any sort of actual defending of the herd.

@@coyoteclockworkstudios3140 1. The Bedouin prefered mares for a specific reason. It was not because they were a "superior warhorse," it was because they were quiet. They had a specific purpose. THAT is why the Bedouin used mares. The Mongols used mares for the reason I stated. It's because they not only can produce milk for the nomads, but because they are more docile and easier to herd. ANYONE who has ACTUAL experience with horses knows that a mare is VASTLY easier to move around than a stallion is. The Native Americans did NOT prefer mares over stallions. Multiple records, in fact, SPECIFICALLY state that the Comanche, a tribe famous for their horsemenship, used stallions as war horses. NOT mares. Mares were used for breeding. 2. A mare's authority extends only over other mares. Mares are almost always below the stallion in status, and the exceptions are few and far between. The stallion moves the herd, ALWAYS. Mares who wander off from the herd are chased back into the herd by the stallion, who snakes the mare by lowering his head and shaking it from side-to-side like a snake. The stallion finds water for the herd. The mares do not. The stallion is always on guard from predators. This is one reason why they stay at the edge of the herd; so they can not only keep track of his mares, but have as wide of a range of vision of possible threats as he can. Stallions do not generally "protect" the young, because the females of pretty much every species have evolved for that job, because they have udders to feed the foal. The stallion does, however, often take younger colts on guard-duty with him, and it's not uncommon for young colts to accompany their fathers while on the move. The fact you compare a group of predators to a group of prey is strange. What makes you think that a group of carnivores who have to hunt down animals who will flee and often might turn up empty-pawed, is comparable to a group of herbivores who eat stationary grass? The lionesses may get the food, because there are more of them and one hunter might not be able to bring enough food for the entire group. A herd of horses, however, eat grass, and thus there is no reason for the majority of the group to do such tasks when one is capable of feeding the entire group. A dozen mares aren't needed to figure out that there is grass on the ground. Not to mention the fact that a lone lioness can walk out on their own, and have a reasonably good chance of returning to the pride. A lone horse cannot do the same, and staying together is the best chance of survival, and thus the stallion has the job of maintaining herd cohesion. All of these things would be obvious, had you ever observed a wild horse herd. However, I have serious doubts that you've ever even SEEN a wild horse herd.

@@monith9496 Completely wrong. A mare protects her foal, because such instinct is embedded in most animals. A stallion protects both foals and mares. There are NUMEROUS videos of a stallion attacking predators, putting himself between unfamiliar objects and his mares, and saving their foals from danger. In fact, I know exactly the video you're refering to when you mention the gator. Sorry to burst your bubble, but the horse that stomped on the gator in that video was a stallion, not a mare. You can see his seathe in the video. The stallion protects the herd by maintaining cohesion, warning the herd of predators from his position on the peripheral of the herd, and putting himself between the mares and foals, and any potentially dangerous animals. Your fallacy, just like the previous poster, is that you compare two entirely different groups of animals, i.e. lions and horses, and assume that because you see one similarity, everything else must be exactly the same. I bet you also think that stallions try to kill their own foals, too, so that they can re-breed their mares?

The other mare I ride is the sweetest and most trusting baby boo ever. She may be scared of being so far away, but she’ll stand solid if asked. Her name is, appropriately, Honey. The one who’s temp goes up because she passes the cute gelding is Frosty.

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@That Random Roblox Equestrian the handler can control pretty much everything, just too lazy to do it

That sounds more like a you problem? Maybe your mood/body language that day set her off. Or she was in pain. Horses don’t lie nor are they dramatic

Nah she’s dramatic if you met her you would know and it’s not a problem

You sure she's a mare lol We have one tho

Just saying I have the nicest mare 😎

@G Byrd so can geldings? What’s with the stereotypes????

@@ggshorses560 all of our geldings are asses the mares our perfect

Gender doesn’t really matter with horses’ behaviors, what matter is trainings’ methods because a good training results in a well behaved horse (regardless of gender) and a bad training results in a horse with bad behavior

My horse does that sometimes. Every once in a while I’ll act like she wants attention, then when I go to let her, she pins her ears. So I walk away, then she whinies at me to come back. So I come back, and she pins her ears. She hates me when I give her attention but loves me when I don’t 🥰🥰😂

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The first one you talked about was her having food aggression it happens often in horses that use to be pastured I have a 29 year old mare that kicks in her stall and has regular vet checks

@@oversaltedsoup well that could be but still. They seriously need to stop saying OhItSaMaRePrObLeaM

@@KTDbarrelracing your hating on someone for there horse not everyone is going to make their horse suffer and that was a nice horse people dont just nice horses and feed them and care for them themselves if they didn't like their horse or not know anything your a barrel racer doing on of the worst sports on your horses joints and you think you have room to talk smh

@@oversaltedsoup … where is your argument? I just read through that clump of words three times and I can’t find one anywhere. At first it sounds like you’re saying “it’s the horse’s fault” which is. No. But then you undermine that? I just - what???

@@dawnbreak8705 where the fuck did I say it was the horses fault I'm saying they shouldn't assume from other people's horses that there hurt

When you pet her do you bring your arms over her face or bring your arm from under her face? Cuz horses are prey and if you put your arm higher over their faces they get scared thinking you want to capture them so try bringing your arms from under her face from the side so she can see you of course. Hope this made sense 😅 If she gave the same results then she might just be sassy 😂 or wants to touch you without you touching her 😂

@@ga4214 I never pet horses like that, and are always careful. She is just a super sassy mare that wants attention, without gerting attention and pets. Lol, she is a real character. Pretty difficult to ride at walk/trot, but her canter is dreamy 😍. She also loves cantering as much as i do. So overall just an your local mare.

me too

Oof not me . I’ve been kicked bit , bucked drug trampled and shoved by just about every gelding. Our mares are always sweet lol

@@KTDbarrelracing some geldings dont act right most are sweet but also mares get in season which is why im on team gelding geldings actually listen and are way more sweet then as mares act the mares also get angry if they arent fed on time which is why i dont really own one actually own any :|

When I started my riding lessons I had been trying to pursue working at that barn, to help me pay for the lessons. But when me and supervisors there talked about it, they were like, "hey, you need to tell us when you are menstruating so we can get someone else to clean out the stallion stalls." And of course I asked why. They told me that the stallions would try and kill me if I got close while being on my period. KILL ME! They would try to actually kill me. I was dumbfounded. I honestly thought that the trainers were the ones at fault, I thought they failed as trainers. But apparently those stallions had never been next to a menstruating woman, and it was just a horse thing. Like the horse isn't bad, it's natural for it to want to kill you. The told me that that was perfectly normal. It still makes me angry. Because can you imagine if a dog had that behavioral problem? That dog would be a public hazzard. And it would most likely be put down, or just ruin all of your relationships. If those horses really are like that. They shouldn't be in a lesson barn. They shouldn't be anywhere near people in general. Murderous intent is very different then being disobedient.

Your trainers horse has something wrong with her, I will place big bets on ulcers and/or kissing spine. I cannot believe you typed this whole thing without realising how fucked up that is.

Sounds like she has ulcers. Bad ulcers. Or bad handling. Horses don’t lie

Nah that's pain my dear. A horse is never mean for no reason.

@@Julia-mi2ij actually when you cinch her up that is pain cause when she a foal something happened to her stomach and it got burned or something but she’s fine to ride but other then that she just bites for no reason and she’ll test you and make you scared you of her.

@@KTDbarrelracing actually she doesn’t have ulcers or bad handling 😂 my horse trainer handles her perfectly fine. She bites when you tighten the cinch sometimes bc something happened when she was a baby and her stomach got burned or something but she’s fine now it just causes her a little pain but other then that she just tries to make you scared of her. I could legit post a video of me riding her for you she’s handling perfectly fine and she’s a 1D running horse.

You cannot be serious

@@pfftxoxo1502 nothing wrong with the comment ... you cannot be so pathetic

…no…. That’s.. that’s not it.

None of y’all got the joke

@@IDK-ux7ct no we got it, it just wasn’t funny at all