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Is a mammal Perissodactyla Family Equipage, herbivorous, quadruped and long, arched neck. A female horse is called and the juvenile filly foals. The breeding and use of the horse by the man known as horse breeding and horses.

The name of “horse” comes from the Latin cabals which gave its name to ‘gelding’, the feminine Latin equal led to “horse” and young animals in general were known pulls, literally ‘chicken’, hence a word Vulgar Latin * politer, puller derived “Pony” or “colt.”

Reproduction:

It reaches sexual maturity at 4 years. Gestation lasts about 11 months and the female gives birth to one calf (the birth of twins is rare as the births of 3 or more foals, and is more common in older mares). Domestic horses have difficulties in sexual coupling, so that sometimes it is necessary that a man directs the member of the horse at the time of fertilizing the female, these men are called mamporreros.

Life:

Have an average life of 25/40 years in captivity and free living in around 25 years. The inclination of the incisor teeth increases with time and serves to determine the age of the horse. It is normal that any more live cases. Do not reach maturity until 4 years when they stop being foals (fillies in the event that they are females), at this age are beginning to tame and ride. It is from 6 years when horses are considered adults, and tend to calm down. A healthy horse can be ridden well into their 20 years.

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