This mare was in colic! ⚠️
Although it looks like she is just annoyed, we know the mare really well so we knew that something was wrong!
📖 Full story: The mare had foaled less than a week ago and all of a sudden she started acting like this. Now, if we look closely we can see that she is swiching her tail and head a lot. BUT, so is the foal. And you tell us, it is kind of nice weather, probably flies.
NO! Just because a horse is not throwing him/herself to the ground, it doesn't mean that it isn't a colic. If we look closely we can even see that she kind of kicks the belly and even slightly looks at it, but it is not obvious.
This is what we call a mild colic and it can be very common in postpartum mares in the first week. This happens because there is a lot of free space and the intestines move around and get displaced.
⚠️ HERE IS THE IMPORTANT THING: A vet came and thought that the mare was fine, there were no alterations in her vitals, she was kind of eating, and this was not a concerning behaviour per se, but we knew the mare. We've been working with this mare for years, we knew this is a very stoic mare. We called him again and he treated her for colic. The mare fully recovered!
🌟 LIFE LESSON: Knowing equine behaviour is very important, but more than that, it is very important to know your OWN horse. There is a lot of individual variation, and although some horses are drama queens others not so much, and they try to hide their feelings. These are survival strategies that horses adopt for survival (we are preparing an entire course on horse behaviour for you! 🤗)
KNOWING HORSES' BODY LANGUAGE SAVES LIVES AND MONEY!
Check out our most recent blog post for the basics of body language AND share with us your own personal stories on how knowing your horse's behaviour really made a difference!
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