Ardennes

Name of Breed: Ardennes or Ardennais 

Height: 15 to 16 hands

Colors: Chestnut, Gray, Bay, Roan, or Palomino.

Physical Characteristics: Small and pointed ears, broad, muscular, and compact body, short legs, and small hooves in comparison to body size. 

Additional Info: Docile temperament, strong, and agile. Favored by Napoleon and Caesar found them to be good Calvary horses. 

(*Please note, these are not my pictures)

The Bear Friend

"I can't make it

Can't make it any farther

If I don't get some help

From this bear

That loves me

And speaks my language"

~Grace Marshall

From my poem, "The Bear Friend"

Foal Facts

Horses are pregnant for 11 months.

Baby horses are called foals. 

Foals can stand up a few minutes to an hour after birth.

Foals can see shortly after being born.

Horses start cutting teeth a week after being born.

Foals take 3 to 4 years to fully grow up.

Foal's legs are 80% or more of the total length they will be when grown.

Foals ween off their mother's milk between 6 months and a year old.

A father horse is a sire.

A mother horse is a dam.

Mares tend to give birth at night and don't like to be watched while giving birth.

They are super adorable!

*Please note these are not my pictures.