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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".
In domestic breeding, the foal and dam are usually separated from the herd for a while, but within a few weeks are typically pastured with the other horses. A foal will begin to eat hay, grass and grain alongside the mare at about 4 weeks old; by 10–12 weeks the foal requires more nutrition than the mare's milk can supply.
Naked foal syndrome (NFS) is a genetic disorder specific to the Akhal-Teke horse breed. A rare genodermatosis, it is characterized by almost complete hairlessness and mild ichthyosis. The condition is inherited as a monogenic autosomal recessive trait, and affected horses typically die between a few weeks and three years of age. The exact cause ...
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.
Lethal white syndrome (LWS), also called overo lethal white syndrome (OLWS), lethal white overo (LWO), and overo lethal white foal syndrome (OLWFS), is an autosomal genetic disorder most prevalent in the American Paint Horse. Affected foals are born after the full 11-month gestation and externally appear normal, though they have all-white or ...
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foal A foal 1. A young horse of either sex under the age of one year. [1]: 82 Derives from the Anglo-Saxon word fola. [8]: 193 May be qualified by sex: colt foal, filly foal. 2. Foaling: the act of a mare giving birth. [1]: 82 foaling box (UK), foaling stall (US) A large loose box providing space and privacy for a mare about to foal.
The Welsh Pony and Cob is a group of four closely-related horse breeds including both pony and cob types, which originated in Wales.The four sections within the breed society for the Welsh breeds are primarily distinguished by height, and also by variations in type: the smallest Welsh Mountain Pony (Section A); the slightly taller but refined Welsh Pony of riding type (Section B) popular as a ...