possibly dumb question re mares in season?

[eliza]

My TB mare Tess seems to be coming into season more than she should be ie. she's back in season just a week or so after the last one appeared to have ended. She's only just four, is this normal?
Also, she is due to go out this week with a couple of gelded racehorses she's known since she was a foal - can I do this or will they have a go at her? Have had a problem with another 'gelding' mounting her, don't want to repeat this. Feel this one may have been gelded late, hence his behaviour.
Am I OK to turn her out with geldings, even though she is coming into season more than regularly AND behaving in a very brazen way? (lots of high tail displays, weeing etc).
HELP!!!

[martini55]

It could be because she is coming into contact with geldings that she is coming into season more often. I knew a mare who was practically constantly in season because she lived with geldings.

I have had my mare out with geldings in the past with no problem. I think you could be right in that the cause of the mounting could be because he was gelded late. A lot of geldings just won't bother about mares, it all depends on the gelding. So just keep an eye on them for a while.

[No_Angel]

ive got 4 mares, 3 of them come into season, my mare amber is practically always in season, and the other girls arent far behind. they live with one gelding and i have never had a problem with them being in season at all.

[eliza]

thanks very much for the posts. I was hoping that was what people would say, because Tess loves being out with these two particular horses - but she doesn't appear to have experienced seasons before now.
will see what happens.
Eliza

[Trewsers]

My mare comes into season more often when she is turned out with OH's tb gelding. Lots of winking;) ha ha. He doesn't do anything - mind you, I think she may have stirred some feeling in him, he looked quite keen last week, "bits" hanging out at the ready....:o :p :D

[tbtess]

I have a TB mare called Tess too. Sorry, just had to say that! She has a boyfriend in her field and comes into season quite often too, but it doesn't really bother her that much. They hated each other at first and now they're in love!