Have you ever wondered how the life of a horse compares to other animals? What is the equivalent of a toddler or teenager in horse years? Let’s find out with our life cycle of horse facts and figures!
• Adulthood - An adult horse is capable of reproducing, and in the wild, they will do so throughout their adult life.• Geriatric - the final stage of a horse’s life cycle is old age.
A Foal will suckle from its dam until around six months of age, and it then becomes a weanling. Adolescence and becomes a fully mature adult at around four to six years of age.
The longest of these stages is adulthood, where the horse is fully grown and able to reproduce. A young foal is very vulnerable and will grow quickly to become an adolescent and then an adult.