What is the Life cycle of horses?

Answer 1

I t is the same as a human pragnice but only 2 months longer..

about 11 months

Hey,

The baby horse goes through a lot of stages. First is the early term. The early term lasts for 100 days, starting from conciving. There are not many visual signs to determine if the mare is carrying a foal, but inside, the foal is going through rapid changes. 30 weeks during the pregnancy, the little foal would be about 1 inch long. Surprising enough, it would also have at that time little bumps where the legs would form. 60 days into the pregnancy, the foal would be pretty small still: less then 3 inches long. But now it has the definite shape of a horse. at 100 days, the foal would be just over half a foot long and would have its hair growing already. Then, the early term comes to a close, and the midterm begins.

When the midterm begins, vetrinarians get another pregnancy test done on the mare because it is then that 1/3 of all mares "slip" their pregnancy without anybody noticing.

The midterm lasts from 100 days into the pregnancy to 250 days. At 150 days, the foal surprisingly weighs the scales at 2 pounds and all of the outside of it is fully formed, down to every detail. After the 150th day mark, the foal begins to grow in size. At 180 days it weighs 10 pounds, and at the end of the term, the foal is the size of a lamb and can blink its eyes. By this time, you can clearly see that the mare has put on some weight. And with that, the midterm is finnished, and the late term will start.

After the midterm stoppes at the 250 day mark, the foal will still stedially grow bigger and bigger and bigger. At this point, the lungs begin to develop also. At 300 days, the mare willl have noticable changes. The udder would make a slimy honey coloured goop that would be made into milk two weeks before foaling. Her abdomen will look abnormally bigger, and her vulva will lengthen witthin a week of foaling.

Then finally... the last stage.

After the 315 day mark, the owner/s of the horse should be ready for the welcoming of a new member of the herd. Even though the foal may not come for another month and a half, its great to be ready for anything. Within a week of foaling, the baby "drops" to the lower part of its mother's stomach. Her hind ends will relax within two weeks of birth, as will her vulva.

And then.... a new foal!

Its kind of neat to think about how a foal is grown inside a mare, and how everything on the little colt is just perfect: eyes, hoofs, ears, muzzle, everything. and how everything comes together just perfectly. PTL! :D

hope it helps!

-Brunettekiss

Answer 2

In the wild, it goes as follows:

Newborn until 1 year old:

Foal which can be specified as a filly or a colt (filly is female, colt is male).

1 Year old:

Yearling-still specified as a filly or a colt

2 to 4:

Filly or Colt When they are 2 years old, they are kicked out of the herd to prevent inbreeding. The colts start their own herd and the fillies go and join a herd somewhere. The fillies are often first bred when they are 2, and have a foal almost every year.

4 and older:

Now called a Mare (female) or a stallion (male), they are still reproducing.

Death:

When they get too old or sick to run from predators, they are killed quickly by predators and finish their life cycle.

In captivity however, it is different:

Newborn until 1 year old:

Foal which can be specified as a filly or a colt (filly is female, colt is male).

1 Year old:

Yearling-still specified as a filly or a colt

2 to 4:

Called a filly or a colt. They have reached sexual maturity, but they are often not bred this young in captivity because they are still growing and it is hard on their young growing bodies. Most colts have been castrated by this time (most are castrated before they are even a year old actually). They begin to be broke to ride arounf this time. The normal age is 3, but some start at 3, and race horses are often started at 1, which isn't healthy for their joints and bones but anyways...

4 and up:

We have mares, stallions, and the castrated males are called geldings. This is the start of their prime. They are nearly done growing, most are well broke if trained by a good trainer, and they have started their careers by now. Some of them will be bred, some wont.

Death:

They either experience some form of a man-made death expossed to a man made thing that ended up killing them, whioch could be a barb wire fence, or even being intentionally put down. Or they were exposed to a sickness they couldn't fight off. Or, they just grew old, often not until they are 20 or older.

Answer 3

Foal: Less than 1 year old

Yearling: 1 year old

Two-year or Starter: 2 years old

Three-year: 3 years old

Young adult: 4-7 years old

Adult: 8-15 years old

Senior: Generally 15+ years, but depends on breed. Can be as high as 20 years or as young as 10.

Answer 4

The "stages" that have come about, being used to detect a horses age are: Foal 0 - 8 months Weanling 8months - 1 year Yearling 1 - 2 years Adult horse 2 - 19 years Aged horse 19 - 30 years i hope this helped

Answer 5

A foal is when the horse/pony is born. Then its Wealing. Then Yearling (A year old). Then a horse/pony. (Adult fully grown)

Answer 6

First it goes foal then yearling then 2 year old then adult then mature adult. There you have it!