Mares typically stay pregnant for 11 months, but may give birth up to a month early or late.
A mare that has a foal is called a broodmare.
Ewe is to lamb as mare is to foal.
es, as long as the mare and foal are not allergic, and there is a real need for this med.
It is never too late to check a mare in foal, until after the mare has foaled.
A mare will lactate as long as her foal is nursing. Most foals are weaned at 4-6 months. Some sooner, some later. In the wild it is not uncommon for a mare to nurse her foal until nearly the time her next foal is born, however long that is. It is also not completely unheard of to see a mare nursing a foal that is a few years old.
The first heat that occurs a few days after birth is called a Foal Heat. Breeding a mare on a foal heat is possible, but sometimes not the best thing for the mare. As a result many breeders do not breed on foal heat. Just because you can do something, doesn't mean you should.
The mare is the mother and the foal is the baby. Until the foal is self-sufficient, the mother will be quite protective and caring.
When you cover your mare on Howrse, the owner of the mare gets to keep the foal.
A filly, until they are 4. Any baby horse is called a foal. A female foal is a Filly. A male foal is a Colt.
The maximum time it should take a mare to foal once she's began major contractions is 30 minutes. Any longer and the foal could be in serious trouble. Usually it should only take 10 minutes for the mare to foal on her own.
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=no you can not take a mare away from its foal straight after its birth=