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California Chrome's first reported foal, a colt out of the mare Pay the Man, was foaled on January 20, 2018. [236] By 2019, he had bred a total of 473 mares and his first crop of yearlings sold at auction, the highest-priced selling for $325,000.
On the other hand, some breeders, particularly those in remote areas or with extremely large numbers of horses, may allow mares to foal out in a field amongst a herd, but may also see higher rates of foal and mare mortality in doing so. Most mares foal at night or early in the morning, and prefer to give birth alone when possible. Labor is ...
A foal at about weaning age. 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 the horse is three or four. When the foal is nursing from its dam (mother), it may also be called a "suckling".
A broodmare. Note slight distension of belly, indicating either early pregnancy or recent foaling. A mare is an adult female horse or other equine. [1] 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 defined as a female horse more
He had about 80 mares in foal after about 100 breeding sessions. [133] [m] Notably, he retained his kind disposition even as a breeding stallion. [133] On January 3, 2017, American Pharoah's first foal was born at Brookdale Farms, a bay colt out of the Tizway mare, Kakadu. The foal was described as having his sire's calm but bold personality. [135]
Live foal guarantee is a common provision in horse breeding contracts.It is a form of a warranty offered to the mare owner by the stallion owner. Basically, it says that if the mare fails to produce a live foal from the breeding, the stallion owner will breed the same mare again without charging another stud fee.
California Chrome, sired by Lucky Pulpit and out of Love the Chase, was foaled on February 18, 2011, [1] at Harris Farms near Coalinga, California, the horse breeding division of the Harris Ranch. [11] Steve Coburn said he had a dream not long before California Chrome's birth that the foal would be a colt with four white feet and a blaze. [36]
The breeder of a foal is the owner of its dam at the time of foaling. The person designated as the breeder may not have had anything to do with planning the mating of the mare or be located where foaling occurs. [19] breeding 1. The mating and care of horses to reproduce, usually through selective breeding practices. [8]: 70 2.