Thoroughbreds Through the Spring
Take a look at these horses on a Thoroughbred horse farm in Kentucky during the spring.
A pregnant Thoroughbred mare grazes on a sunny spring day.
Here is a collection of images that show mostly Thoroughbred horses on a horse farm during the spring. This is the time of year for Thoroughbred horses when mares, adult female horses, are giving birth to new foals and then getting pregnant again by stallions, adult male horses. Foals are normally weaned from their mothers at five or six months old. Sometimes the horse can get sold as a foal or some wait until they’re one year old, a yearling, to be sold. Some horses get sold and some do not, but if the horse does get purchased, they’ll go to train for the races and if they become good enough they’ll get to compete. If the horse can have a successful career in racing they’ll race until they retire. When they retire they normally produce offspring to create another successful racehorse. That is typically the cycle for many Thoroughbred horses, but there are always changes. Horses do have many different purposes and can be used for many different tasks!
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Two pregnant Thoroughbred mares graze in a field while the sun shining on them.
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A pregnant Thoroughbred mare looks at me while I take her picture.
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One pregnant Thoroughbred mare peacefully eats the grass.
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Two pregnant Thoroughbred mares touch noses and act like buddies.
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This pregnant Thoroughbred mare is staring at another horse in the distance with the pond in the background.
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This miniature pony is called a “Teaser”. He is the only horse pictured that is not a Thoroughbred and his purpose is to test if a female horse is ready to get pregnant. Although he may look cute, he is actually mean and tried to bite me.
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This Thoroughbred is a yearling. A yearling is a horse that is one year old. Yearlings are normally rambunctious and energetic.
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A foal watches birds in the field while its mother eats grass.
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This foal is in a good mood and is running through the field.
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This is the same foal that’s in a good mood and he is in the middle of yawning.
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This foal is spending his day laying down and enjoying the sun.
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Emma Hayes is a sophomore at Woodford County High School and this is her first year as a staff reporter for The Jacket Journal. This is her second year...
