🐴 Baby Horse: Complete Guide to Foals

A baby horse is called a foal. A male foal is a colt, a female is a filly. Born with legs almost full-length — they grow into them.

Baby Name: Foal
Male: Colt
Female: Filly
Birth Weight: 60-120 lbs
First Steps: Within 1-2 hours
Nursing: 4-6 months
Legs at birth: Almost full adult length
Gestation: 11 months

Fun Facts About Baby Horses

Born with legs almost full-length — 90% of adult height

Can stand and walk within 1-2 hours of birth

Foals nurse every 15-20 minutes in the first week

A foal's first poop is called 'meconium' — black and sticky

Colts and fillies can be told apart at birth

Foals play by running, bucking, and rearing up

A yearling is a foal that just turned 1 year old

Twin foals are very rare — most mares can only support one