Horse Breeding

An advanced exploration of the evidence of horse domestication.

This is an intermediate-level article covering the history of the domestication of horses.

A beginner's guide to the history of the domestication of horses.

Credit: madbarn The horse gestation period  is usually about 11 months , but the real answer is a range, not a single number. Even healthy pregnancies can vary by several weeks, so a “due date” is best treated as a foaling window . That variation happens because of season and day length, the individual mare’s history, and normal biological differences. Two mares bred on the same day can foal on very different dates and still be completely normal. Educational only, and not a s

Genetics plays a pivotal role in determining coat color. This full guide with charts and coat color calculator will lay foundational knowledge on the fascinating world of equine genetics.