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A band, or herd of horses consists of a single stallion and a few mares and foals. Once a filly or colt becomes two years old, they are kicked out of their herd to prevent inbreeding though sometimes fillies are allowed to stay longer.
Lead mares are not the stallion's favorite and are not chosen by the stallion. The lead mare is the most dominant mare, usually the oldest though younger mares can fight the lead mare for the position. Lead mares can push other mares and foals around, they get to drink first from water holes, lead the herd to new places and even kick out mares that they do not like. They are above the lead stallion in dominance, they lead the herd while the stallion protects, covers and adds more mares into the band.
Stallions mate with all or most mares in his herd once they come into heat, and the mare will give birth in 11 months to a single foal and even twins, though twins are extremely rare and will die if born in the wild as they need human help to survive, there is also a chance of the mare dying if twins are born.
Horses are flight animals, stallions only fight if their herd is being threatened by another stallion. If there were a fire or wranglers and a horse was captured, another horse wouldn't go to the wrangler and fight them as they would be too scared to and would only be thinking about escaping though they will fight if their foal is threatened.
Mares may even go into heat one week after their foals are born and are usually in heat during in Spring and Summer, sometimes Autumn and never winter.
A Bachelor is a stallion who does not have a herd and will often try to court and snake lone mares or mares from another herd. Stallions don't often start herds until they are at least 5, when they are strong enough to keep a few mares and will stay with other bachelors until they gain a mare.
Snaking is when a stallion lowers his head, pins his ears and runs behind the mares, sometimes nipping but is mostly just running close to them. This causes mares, foals, and sometimes even younger stallions to move in a certain direction and is used to bring a herd to another place or to steal mares from a herd. Mares always to go where the stallions want them to go and will hardly fight back, but when they do there is not much they can do since stallions are stronger and can usually get them to go to a certain area quickly and easily. This is used when moving their herd or bring a mare to the herd. Snaking is very normal and mares do not hate stallions for doing it.
Herds may consist from 1-6 mares but it is possible to have larger herds.
Lone horses cannot survive in the winter and must be with others, either in a herd or in a band of bachelor stallions or they will surely die.
A mare has 4 stages of heat
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Though it is not common, a stallion will sometimes kill a foal if it is not theres or if they sense that there is something wrong with it. They do this to make sure only their bloodlines will spread and if the foal has a disability then it will green the herd from moving slower than it should.
Mares will rarely nurse a foal that is not their's, there are few that may take in a foal, but most usually just ignore the foal, even if it it's dam is dead and It is not weaned.
Older mares that can no longer produce foal's will sometimes try to steal foals from other mares. Of this happens, a stallion can't and will not do anything about it. The mother can try to take her foal back, but if she fails the foal will die.
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Lead mares are not the stallion's favorite and are not chosen by the stallion. The lead mare is the most dominant mare, usually the oldest though younger mares can fight the lead mare for the position. Lead mares can push other mares and foals around, they get to drink first from water holes, lead the herd to new places and even kick out mares that they do not like. They are above the lead stallion in dominance, they lead the herd while the stallion protects, covers and adds more mares into the band.
Stallions mate with all or most mares in his herd once they come into heat, and the mare will give birth in 11 months to a single foal and even twins, though twins are extremely rare and will die if born in the wild as they need human help to survive, there is also a chance of the mare dying if twins are born.
Horses are flight animals, stallions only fight if their herd is being threatened by another stallion. If there were a fire or wranglers and a horse was captured, another horse wouldn't go to the wrangler and fight them as they would be too scared to and would only be thinking about escaping though they will fight if their foal is threatened.
Mares may even go into heat one week after their foals are born and are usually in heat during in Spring and Summer, sometimes Autumn and never winter.
A Bachelor is a stallion who does not have a herd and will often try to court and snake lone mares or mares from another herd. Stallions don't often start herds until they are at least 5, when they are strong enough to keep a few mares and will stay with other bachelors until they gain a mare.
Snaking is when a stallion lowers his head, pins his ears and runs behind the mares, sometimes nipping but is mostly just running close to them. This causes mares, foals, and sometimes even younger stallions to move in a certain direction and is used to bring a herd to another place or to steal mares from a herd. Mares always to go where the stallions want them to go and will hardly fight back, but when they do there is not much they can do since stallions are stronger and can usually get them to go to a certain area quickly and easily. This is used when moving their herd or bring a mare to the herd. Snaking is very normal and mares do not hate stallions for doing it.
Herds may consist from 1-6 mares but it is possible to have larger herds.
Lone horses cannot survive in the winter and must be with others, either in a herd or in a band of bachelor stallions or they will surely die.
A mare has 4 stages of heat
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Though it is not common, a stallion will sometimes kill a foal if it is not theres or if they sense that there is something wrong with it. They do this to make sure only their bloodlines will spread and if the foal has a disability then it will green the herd from moving slower than it should.
Mares will rarely nurse a foal that is not their's, there are few that may take in a foal, but most usually just ignore the foal, even if it it's dam is dead and It is not weaned.
Older mares that can no longer produce foal's will sometimes try to steal foals from other mares. Of this happens, a stallion can't and will not do anything about it. The mother can try to take her foal back, but if she fails the foal will die.
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