How long do horses care for their young?

Answer 1

In the wild, horses will suckle their foals until they are about a year old (some fillies suckle longer). After that, they protect their foals until they reach sexual maturity and are kicked out of the herd to prevent in-breeding.

However, most domestic horses are weaned at 6 months and are taken away from their mothers, so the mares only care for them until they are 6 months.

Answer 2

A mother horse will care for it's young until the baby is nearly fully matured and will go and adventure off by itself. However, humans take the babies away at a young age this is called weaning

Answer 3

Horses are commonly good mothers. They lick their foal after he/she is born in order to stimulate blood circulation and allow he/she to breathe. They encourage the foal to get up by nosing it and nickering, and nurse the foal. In the wild, horses take care of their foals until another foal comes along. At this point, the mother will chase away the older foal and take care of the younger one. Domesticated horses will sometimes wean their own horses, but often, humans separate mother and baby at 4-8 months of age. After this, the foal is often on his/her own.

Answer 4

3 years in some cases. Many horses typically only look after their young for one or two years at the most in a wild or feral situation. In domestic situations a mare typically only has four to six months to take care of her foal before it is weaned.