RE: Mares' udders
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I just had to comment on this one! >What to poor wild horses do without people to perform all > these oddments to them? >Straddle a bush and scritch back and forth. Our older mare Ellinor has a cute little habit that goes right along with this. We have several small fir saplings in our pasture that are covered from tip to stump with hair! Ellinor will walk up to them and push them over with her chest, then proceed to straddle them and bend them over in order to scratch her belly! She'll stop a minute to rock back and forth, then continue on to let the tree make a full swipe between her hind legs. Then she'll continue on and do the same thing with the other two little firs, and sometimes even make a second circuit! I just have to try to get pictures now!! It's a riot to watch. Amy Dun Lookin' Fjords Bud, Tillie & Amy Evers Redmond OR [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ridge/8589
Re: mares udders
This message is from: "Denise Delgado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> if figured the same about the black gunk too. just sweat and dirt. i'd hate to be a suckling foal and not have a clean mama yuck!!! denise
Re: mares udders
This message is from: "Denise Delgado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> thanks lori. denise
Re: mares udders
This message is from: "Meredith Sessoms" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I was once told to flake off the gunky stuff with your fingers. Slather the udder with cooking oil (forgot what type, don't see that it would matter). Let it set and soak in for a half hour or so. Flake off the rest of the gunky stuff with fingers. Then gently clense the udder with warm, mild, soapy water and a soft rag or very soft brush. Rinse very, very well. That should take care of any discomfort and/or clean the mare up for a little suckling to be. If there are raw spots in the folds of the udder, I wouldn't treat it with anything harsh, perhaps your vet can recommend an ointment you can pick up at the drug store that wouldn't be irritating down there. I believe the guck they collect is simply caused by sweat and dust they kick up onto themselves. >>><<< Meredith Sessoms >>><<< Soddy-Daisy. Tennessee. USA >>><<< Dorina & NFR Aagot
Re: mares udders
This message is from: Lori Albrough <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Denise Delgado wrote: > thanks jean, what to poor wild horses do without people to perform all > these oddments to them? Straddle a bush and scritch back and forth. I always know if I've gone too long without cleaning Cindy's udder - she rubs her tail. She is dewormed regularly so I know it's not worms. As soon as I clean the udder, the tail rubbing stops. I try not to let it get to that -- but if anyone out there has a mare inexplicably rubbing her tail, that may be it. Lori A.
Re: mares udders
This message is from: "Denise Delgado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> thanks jean, what to poor wild horses do without people to perform all these oddments to them? denise in rainy! northern calif.
