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I can't believe I know the answer to this one! I have a customer who used to breed and train thoroughbreds and she mentioned this one day about 2 months ago!
When a mare starts to eat dirt, that means there is an imbalance in her diet. Some minerals or vitamins are missing. Dirt eating is a symptom.
http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/horse-health/2001/November/10/Readers-questions-on-warts-breeding-a-mare-and-eating-dirt-are-answered.aspx
Keep in mind, evidently there are some horses that simply do this as a character trait. But I'd get the vet to check her out pretty quickly.
BTW here's your piece of trivia for the day: There is a human condition called Geophagy which is the act of eating dirt.
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