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No. All horses are herd animals and they do much better when they are with other horses. The only time to separate a pregnant mare would be if the other horses are are picking on her and she has received injuries or at the time right before foaling when its helpful to have her in a large stall or her own paddock. After birth, if mom and baby are doing well they can both go back in with the other horses within a day or two.
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How long do horses stay in their herd?
When foals (baby horses) are born the colts (boys) usually are kicked out by the time they are about 2-3 years, or when the lead stallion begins ot feel threatened by this young colt. Often if colts are kicked out when they are mature, they will take as many mares as they cna steal away. Mares (female grown horses) however will stay with their herd for their whole lives (horses in the wild usually die at about 20-25 years but can live much much longer than that) unless they are stolen by another stallion (grown male horse)
What is PMU?
PMU (pregnant mares' urine) What happens to PMU mares?For approximately six months from fall through spring, the pregnant mares live in the "pee barns," forced to stand in stalls with urine collection devices strapped to them. The stalls are deliberately narrow to prevent pregnant mares from turning around and detaching the collection cups. In the last month of their eleven-month pregnancy, the mares are put out to pasture to have their foals. The mares are put in a herd with a stallion, so they quickly become pregnant again. In September, their foals are taken away from them to be sold, whether or not they are fully weaned. The next month, they're back in the barns and the cycle starts again. The organization that represents the interests of the PMU ranchers, the North American Equine Ranching Information Council (NAERIC ), considers it "a testament to her health and strength" if a mare can have a foal each year for 20 years. Currently, approximately 7,000 PMU mares live on 73 contracted ranches in Manitoba, Canada. The minimum stall width specified in the regulations­ -- even for the largest draft breeds so commonly used -- is a mere five feet. A typical PMU ranch consists of a small family and one hired ranch hand responsible for feeding, cleaning and exercising nearly 100 pregnant mares at a time. All the mares stay in a rectangle stal from there chess to there rear end and or flanks
How can a stallion determine if a foal is his offspring?
No. They can not because they are not kept in the wild. In the wild, a stallion keeps other stallions away. This is to insure that all the mares carry on his blood line in their foals.
Can a horse get upset if it gets taken away from its horse?
yes, horses are social animals and like other poeople and horses company. if you have to separate your horse from its herd spend lots of time with him
Do horses work together in a herd?
Sort of. The stallion does all the work. looks after the heard, and when the times are rough he finds suitable places for the heard to grase. Heards are genreally made up of mares, with one stallion. of course there aremale foals and coalts, but as soon as they become stallions, they are sent away from the heard. I hope that sorta helps
Do American Paint Horses mate for life?
Horses don't pair bond. In the wild a stallion takes and tries to keep as many mares as he can. For him its always the more the merrier. For the mares they will breed with the same stallion as long as he keeps other stallions away. As he ages there will be other young and stronger stallions trying to take his harem and eventually someone will.
Can female horses be spayed?
Yes a female horse (mare) can be spayed. It's a bit costly due to the nature of the surgery that must be preformed, but it can be worth it. Many mares really should be spayed to prevent them being bred, especially those with poor conformation or cross bred horses that can't be registered.
Why are stallions mean towards other stallions?
They tend to be more aggressive towards other stallions because of mares. Stallions try to drive each other away to prevent another stallion from breeding with their band of mares.
Why do male horses leave the herd?
Because they threaten to take over the herd, and the lead stallion must drive them away so they can find their own mares. Andalusiangirl
What is the community of an horse?
In a wild herd of horses, there will be a lead stallion who breeds the mares, plenty of mares and foals make a herd and it's stallion look powerful, when a male foal gets to old or strong it will be either driven away or take of the role as lead stallion.
Do horses and cows interact?
NO! If you put a cow with a herd of horses that poor cow is going to be harrassed 24/7, unable to eat, sleep or even get away from these aggressive, bossy creatures. Horses tend to jealously guard their feed stations (especially if you have only one feed station to share between the animals), nipping, kicking and biting any other creature, be it a cow or llama or goat, that comes near to "steal" their food. If you are going to put a cow in with a herd of horses, make sure you find some way to feed her separately from the others, so that she gets her share and the horses don't steal it from her. If that is a problem, then it will be in the best interest of your cow to have her in a separate corral or pasture from the other horses. In her own corral she can eat whatever she likes in peace and sleep wherever she wishes. It is alright to have horses and cows together if the cattle outnumber the horses (like if you have 1 or 2 horses in a herd of 30 or more cattle). This way the horses have a little harder time to keep their feed stations to themselves, and with more animals you have to feed more bales, which, in turn, means more opportunity for the cattle to eat their bale in peace without having to worry (much...) about getting kicked off their bale.
How long do horses stay in their herd?
When foals (baby horses) are born the colts (boys) usually are kicked out by the time they are about 2-3 years, or when the lead stallion begins ot feel threatened by this young colt. Often if colts are kicked out when they are mature, they will take as many mares as they cna steal away. Mares (female grown horses) however will stay with their herd for their whole lives (horses in the wild usually die at about 20-25 years but can live much much longer than that) unless they are stolen by another stallion (grown male horse)
What is PMU?
PMU (pregnant mares' urine) What happens to PMU mares?For approximately six months from fall through spring, the pregnant mares live in the "pee barns," forced to stand in stalls with urine collection devices strapped to them. The stalls are deliberately narrow to prevent pregnant mares from turning around and detaching the collection cups. In the last month of their eleven-month pregnancy, the mares are put out to pasture to have their foals. The mares are put in a herd with a stallion, so they quickly become pregnant again. In September, their foals are taken away from them to be sold, whether or not they are fully weaned. The next month, they're back in the barns and the cycle starts again. The organization that represents the interests of the PMU ranchers, the North American Equine Ranching Information Council (NAERIC ), considers it "a testament to her health and strength" if a mare can have a foal each year for 20 years. Currently, approximately 7,000 PMU mares live on 73 contracted ranches in Manitoba, Canada. The minimum stall width specified in the regulations­ -- even for the largest draft breeds so commonly used -- is a mere five feet. A typical PMU ranch consists of a small family and one hired ranch hand responsible for feeding, cleaning and exercising nearly 100 pregnant mares at a time. All the mares stay in a rectangle stal from there chess to there rear end and or flanks
What protects horses?
Horses have two main defenses, their teeth and their hooves. Hooves can be used to kick or strike out at other horses/people/animals and the jaw can be used in a lunging motion, almost like a snake, to lock on the to offending creature and bite (this hurts a lot. If a horse ever threatens to bite you, get away from it immediately!) When two stallions fight, they use their teeth and front hooves to attack each other. They will always go front on. When two mares fights, they kick out with their back legs, which also causes a lot of damage!
How do horses train its young?
Through demonstration and disipline. Part of what a foal learns, it learns from watching other horses, and copying them. The other part is the other horses will disipline the foal when it does wrong. Say it gets to playig a little too roughly with one of the older mares. They may threaten to kick or nip at the foal. If a foal is really disobedient, the lead mare wil chase him away from the herd and put him in "time out". Keeping him away from the herd is scary for a horse, because within the herd lies saftey, and away from it lies danger. The lead mare will keep the horse away until he shows signs of submission, lowering his head, licking his lips, etc. then the mare would turn her back on him and let him go back the herd.
How far must you be from the other horses when riding?
You must be one or two horses away from the other horse/s, it depends on their relationship. (Whether they like each other or not.) You must be one or two horses far away from the other horse/s. You should be at least one horse length. at least one horse length, it depends on if the like each other
Do you have to separate a pregnant guinea pigs from other animals?
It is advised to separate any pregnant animals away from other animals, so yes.
