tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191908757122382923.post7151238752678306656..comments2013-12-02T12:49:03.595-08:00Comments on Sofie Learns Dressage: Crazy psycho banana nutsMeghanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01295839865379604318noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191908757122382923.post-22020856138552949272010-12-22T09:11:23.417-08:002010-12-22T09:11:23.417-08:00Sounds to me like she was in heat. When my own mar...Sounds to me like she was in heat. When my own mare goes into heat I just leave her alone for about 3 days and then she goes back to normal. She has ZERO control over the hormones and is downright dangerous.<br /><br />Please don't take this too harshly, but if you're yelling and hitting your horse you need to stop for the day. It's not going to get any better once you hit that point.smazourekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03029180368325070266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191908757122382923.post-22588549556150749852010-12-21T16:20:15.282-08:002010-12-21T16:20:15.282-08:00Oh those days. I stated having one of those the ot...Oh those days. I stated having one of those the other day with Indigo which was rare this year but about 10 minutes of strait trotting the settled in. <br />Saliva creates the "lipstick" effect because of the horses anatomy. Wile holding a bit which creates saliva and working (trotting hard) a horse cannot anatomically swallow and brethe at the same time so naturally saliva will build up in the mouth or on the lips. The reason why Sofie was foaming more would likely be because she was working harder to trot for a longer period of time which would mean she had less time to air up and swallow the saliva, thus "lipstick".Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523660446608394720noreply@blogger.com