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| Mating & Gestation Stats | |
| Proper age at first mating | 3 years |
| Period of fertility | 10-12 years |
| Average estral cycle (including heat) | 21 days |
|
Estral range |
10-37 days |
| Average length of heat | 5-6 days |
|
Heat range |
2-11 days |
| Usual Ovulation | 24-48 hours before estrus ends |
| Cycle returns, if not breed | 21 days |
| Average gestation | 340 days |
|
Gestation range |
310-370 days |
- The length of time a mare carries the foal inside her body is usually 11 to 12 months.
- The legs of a newborn foal are almost as long (about 90%) as those of the mare. It will grow slightly over a lifetime.
- A foal is able to stand just one hour after birth and can walk, trot, and run just two hours after birth!
- The first milk the mare makes is called colostrum. This is a rich milk and it is very important for the foal, because it helps protect it against disease.
