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A foal is an equine up to one year old; this term is used mainly for horses, but can be used for donkeys. More specific terms are colt for a male foal and filly for a female foal, and are used until t
A foal at about weaning age
A newborn foal
A foal will be able to run alongside of its dam within a few hours of birth.
A foal will nurse for at least four months before being weaned when under human management, and have been known to nurse for up to a year in the wild.
Pony
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A pony is a type of small horse, usually under a specific height at full maturity. Ponies often have thicker coats, manes and tails, compared to larger horses, and proportionally shorter legs, wider b
Foal
…gelding is three or four. (There is no specific term for a spayed mare other than a "spayed mare".) Horses that mature at a small stature are called ponies and occasionally confused with foals. However, body proportions are very different. An adult pony can be ridden and put to work, but a foal, regardless…
A Highland Pony, demonstrating the pony characteristics of sturdy bone, a thick mane and tail, a small head, and small overall size
A pony foal
The Shetland pony is one of the smallest pony breeds, but is very strong.
The Connemara pony is a larger pony which occasionally matures over 14.2 hands (58 inches, 147 cm)