Is this 3 yo just being "mare-ish?"

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kerriann14 Reg. Apr 2016	Posted 2016-05-04 8:57 PM Subject: Is this 3 yo just being "mare-ish?"
boon Posts: 2	So, I recently bought a 3 yo mare that is broke to death. Since buying her, I've ridden her probably about 5 times and she's done great. Well, today she started off the exact same way as all of the other times. However, this time I rode her a bit longer than I did the previous times. Near the end of our ride, she started to pin back her ears and would kick out one leg whenever I would ask her to lope. I was concerned she was hurting, so I got off of her to to see if she would flinch or anything as I felt her over- nothing. I even lunged her afterwards as well and she didn't kick out or anything. Was she just exhibiting "mare-ish" qualities today and testing her boundaries with me? Thoughts?
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Bibliafarm Reg. Jul 2008	Posted 2016-05-05 10:00 PM Subject: RE: Is this 3 yo just being "mare-ish?"
Warmblood with Wings Posts: 27846 Location: Florida..	maybe her ovaries are sore.. or are you clipping her with your spurs?
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streakysox Reg. Jul 2008	Posted 2016-05-05 11:47 PM Subject: RE: Is this 3 yo just being "mare-ish?"
Take a Picture Posts: 12841	Ulcers?
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cheeka77 Reg. Nov 2013	Posted 2016-05-06 1:37 AM Subject: RE: Is this 3 yo just being "mare-ish?"
Extreme Veteran Posts: 415	Ovaries, crabby from being worked, or PSSM?
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Southtxponygirl Reg. Nov 2006	Posted 2016-05-06 10:18 AM Subject: RE: Is this 3 yo just being "mare-ish?"
A Somebody to Everybody Posts: 41354 Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas	Sounds like shes got an attitude to me..
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RedHead84 Reg. Dec 2014	Posted 2016-05-06 10:38 AM Subject: RE: Is this 3 yo just being "mare-ish?"
Elite Veteran Posts: 889	So, she's only does this "kicking out" ONE time? I probably wouldn't be concerned until it becomes repetitive. At that time, my instinct would be that she's a brat and needs rode through it...then I'd move on to soreness, ovaries, etc...
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kj11 Reg. Jul 2012	Posted 2016-05-06 11:03 AM Subject: RE: Is this 3 yo just being "mare-ish?"
Veteran Posts: 214	Mine started having an attitude when we changed our routine into a longer ride than normal. I guess I fail to give them credit for how smart horses really are. She had become so used to our typical ride time and was irritated when asked to do "extra" work. Creatures of habit like us I guess. Mine was not sore just needed to remember who was in charge of how long our ride was or what was asked. After a couple rides of varying time that attitude was behind us, hopefully yours is as simple as that :)
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kerriann14 Reg. Apr 2016	Posted 2016-05-06 11:15 AM Subject: RE: Is this 3 yo just being "mare-ish?"
boon Posts: 2	It turns out that she isn't sore and just needed a reality check that she's not the boss! :) Thanks for all of the replies - these young ones sure are fun/full of firsts!
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