Horse breeding
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Horse breeding is reproduction in horses, and particularly the human-directed process of selective breeding of animals, particularly purebred horses of a given breed. Planned matings can be used to pr
Stallion checking a mare in estrus. The mare welcomes the stallion by lowering her rear and lifting her tail.
A stallion mating with a mare
A mare in the early stages of labor
A foal with its mother, or dam
Mare
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A mare is an adult female horse or other equine. In most cases, a mare is a female horse over the age of three, and a filly is a female horse three and younger. In Thoroughbred horse racing, a mare is
Horse breeding
…conception, a healthy pregnancy, and successful foaling. The male parent of a horse, a stallion, is commonly known as its sire and the female parent, the mare, is called its dam. A "foal" is a newly born or very young horse of either sex, a "colt" is a young male horse, and a "filly" is a young female. Though…
A broodmare. Note slight distension of belly, indicating either early pregnancy or recent foaling.
A nursing foal. Domesticated mares may nurse their foals an average of four to six months, occasionally longer, depending on human management decisions and the temperament of a given mare.
Reproductive organs of the mare (superior view).
Illustration of a cross-section of the birth process, though the foal in the womb has a leg back, illustrating a problem delivery