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Do horses have foals?
Yes, mare's (female horses) can have foals.
What is the progeny of a mare horse called?
A mare or stallions foals are called 'Get' collectively. They can also just be referred to as foals or offspring.
Do horses drink from their mother at four weeks?
Yes, foals will nurse up until the mare makes them stop or until they are weaned at four to six months of age. In wild and feral herds the foals may nurse up until they are a year old.
How big should foals be inside the mare?
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How many days before a mare weens her colt?
Foals are ussually weaned around 4 to 6 months of age, with the most common being 6 months. Although, in the wild the Mustang foals may nurse for a year.
What is the plural form of the mare gave birth to a foal?
The mare gave birth to foals...the mares foaled.
What of you call a offspring of a horse?
The most general answer for the foals born to a mare or stallion are as follows. Dam: is the word for a mare or female horse producing foals. The foals she produces are called her "produce". Sire: is the word for a stallion or male horse who has bred mares. The foals produced by a stallion are call his "get". (The stallion "gets" the mares in foal so the foals produced by him are his "get".)
Why do they call mares broodmare if a mare can have babies too?
You're right all mares can have foals. But not every owner whats their mare to have foals. Mares that have owners that what them to have foals are called broodmares. Mares that are not going to be used for breeding purposes are just called mares.
What is the name of a mate for a mare?
A mate for a mare is a stallion.The foals dad is called the sire which is the stallion....hope i helped!
How long does a foal nurse from its mother?
The length of time that a pony foal will nurse depends on the living situation of the pony mare. If the mare lives on a busy breeding farm the foal will likely only be able to nurse up until the fourth to sixth month of age as it will be manually weaned by a human. If the mare is allowed to keep the foal at her side without human interference in the weaning process the foal could nurse up until it is a year old before the mare would naturally wean it off her.
Does breeding a mare to an apposing bloodline contaminate the mare for so many foals thereafter the opposing bloodline was bred to the mare?
No, the only one that will be 'contaminated' is the foal.
Can a horse be an orphan?
Yes, foals (baby horses) can become orphans. Usually, a foal becomes an orphan after the birth mare dies in labor (or from complications after labor). Inexperienced mares may also reject a foal after it has been born. Foals who are born weak or sickly may also be rejected by a mare because in the wild having a weak foal is an attraction to predators. Fortunately, orphan foals can be placed on a milk mother (that is a mare who is lactated, but does not have a foal with her). Usually the milk mother is a mare who has lost her own foal. Orphaned foals can also be reared by hand if no milk mare is available for the foal.
