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How do wild horses reproduce?

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While the domestic mare exhibits the same breeding behaviors as her feral counterparts, most horse breeders don't breed mares at as young an age as might occur in a wild herd. read more

Horses reproduce by going through a process which includes fertilization, pregnancy and growth before the cycle starts all over again. Horses also have a hormone cycle that includes several phases to help ready the mare for fertilization. read more

Wild horses reproduce similarly to other wild animals, particularly ungulates, in that one stallion will control a herd or harem of mares, with whom he breeds when they come into heat. They then bear foals, which grow up to be more horses. read more

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Mustangs: Facts About America's Wild Horses
Source: livescience.com

Further Research

Horse Breeding Behavior
articles.extension.org

How do Horses Mate and Reproduce?
www.joyofanimals.com

Reproduction in feral horses.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov