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| My suggestion is to look for triggers. We know what behavior this mare displays. But what you need to find out is what the trigger is that sets it off. You never know with some horses. The weirdest things can just ruin their days and turn them into nutcases. Perhaps, if a common catalyst IS identified, you can find a way to either control it, or dispose of it completely.
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Thank you for clarifying and understanding, Her stall is currently in a lower traffic area but it will be moving to the other barn which is higher traffic. She has lived in both barns and still continues to spin throughout the night in both locations. What I don’t understand is that when we take her to an overnight show she never even moves, it’s like she is a totally different horse. She is calm and focused and very relaxed (ideally the “packer” on the ground and handling wise). I am not sure what the difference is except that the stalls did have only metal bars and wood to separate the horses instead of a solid wood wall. But, she usually fights with most of the horses at my barn, but almost never at shows. She is also great while in the trailer, even without a divider she does not harass the other horse as long as he is a gentleman. Changing the way the barn is built would be impossible but I wonder if that could be helpful? Maybe she just needs a super passive gelding as a buddy. I will look up the toys, she’s not too fond of the “grazing” ones that dispense treats and likits would need to be replaced too quickly. Thanks again!
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Not barn layout as in actually moving walls, but perhaps moving her to a different area?
There's probably something at the barn setting her off, you just need to find out what it is.
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| Both barns have basically the same layout stall wise except for the doors. The smaller of the barns have dutch doors and the main barn has sliding doors. So moving her wouldn't make to much of a difference, there is only one stall that is almost completely open but because she bites the other horses she couldn't stay there. (it's right next to the entrance to the ring) Has anyone had sucess with mares and those equi-spirit pasture balls, they are like giant soccer balls, most of the horses shown using them are colts and stallions but has anyone had a mare that actually plays with it?
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I know a few mares who play with toys. Not those in particular, but empty milk jugs/other stuff.
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take that poor horse off anything that has sugar in it no mollasses or beet pulp give her high fat low fiber no sugar grain it is hard to find but they do sell it. It's very possible that she has no tolerence for sugar our mare is the same way oh and NO ALFALFA! she might have a hormone inbalence also don't give her any apples has they are very very high in sugar and only a few like 2 carrots if hat don't work have your vet do a full blood count test and hormone test and a tyroid and does she have a endocrine problem? check your supplements for any sugar i'd take her off the supplements because it is possible she is having an adverse reaction to the suppelments. if you do take her off the suppelments and no sugar grain and hey then wait 3 to 5 days to see a change in her because it needs time to get out of her system and that's how long it takes for horses. that all the advice i can give you hope this helps.
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