and a filly is a young female horse. If you think being pregnant for 9 months is tough, try 11! The average mare gestates for ...

“Our first foal due is March 8, so we’re in the last month, and then we have several due the end of March and April. So, the students have started tracking the mares’ progress and they handle them ...

OTOFUKE, Hokkaido--A herd of mares in foal galloped across a snow-covered track here on Jan. 16 for wintertime exercise to improve their health and prepare for a safer, easier delivery.

As we approach the opening of the 2025 breeding season, the TDN staff is once again sitting down with leading breeders to find out what stallions they have chosen for their mares, and why. In recent ...