Mare

A mare is a female horse.^[1] Other female equines are also sometimes called mares. Before her third birthday, she is called a filly. When a mare wants to mate, she is called in heat. This lasts for about three weeks. Signs that she's in heat include grooling.^[2]

Mare Media

A broodmare. Note slight distension of belly, indicating either early pregnancy or recent foaling.
A nursing foal. Domesticated mares may nurse their foals an average of four to six months, occasionally longer, depending on human management decisions and the temperament of a given mare.
Reproductive organs of the mare. (superior view)
Mares can be used in any equestrian sport and have competed successfully against males. Zenyatta, winner of the 2009 Breeders' Cup Classic, racing in the Lady's Secret Stakes.

Related pages

Stallion

References

↑ Cothran, E. Gus; Alois Wilhelm, Podhajsky (2025-02-13). "Horse". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Archived from the original on 2025-02-11. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
↑ Hodgson, D. R., et al. "Dissipation of metabolic heat in the horse during exercise." Journal of Applied Physiology 74.3 (1993): 1161-1170.

[Britannica-1] Cothran, E. Gus; Alois Wilhelm, Podhajsky (2025-02-13). "Horse". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Archived from the original on 2025-02-11. Retrieved 2025-03-03.

[2] Hodgson, D. R., et al. "Dissipation of metabolic heat in the horse during exercise." Journal of Applied Physiology 74.3 (1993): 1161-1170.

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