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]

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.

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[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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