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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
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
Mule
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The mule is a domestic equine hybrid between a donkey and a horse. It is the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse. The horse and the donkey are different species, with different numbers of ch
Mare
…horse racing, a mare is defined as a female horse more than four years old. The word can also be used for other female equine animals, particularly mules and zebras, but a female donkey is usually called a "jenny". A broodmare is a mare used for breeding. Mares carry their young (called foals) for…
Pack Mules Waiting
Early fifth century BC Greek rhyton (cup) in the shape of the head of a mule, made by Brygos
Engraving from 1578, Mule and Ass
A 20-mule team in Death Valley, California in the 1880s