Life Stages of The Horse Chart

Horse Moms Life Stage Supplement

Description

Growing Foal Mini

Growing Foal Draft

Growing Foal Pony

Growing Foal Horse

4 months – 6 months
6 months – 8 months
8 months – 12 months
Life stage details

Young Mini

Young Draft

Young Pony

Young Horse

12 months – 18 months
18 months – 24 months - Not in training
18 months – 24 months - In Training
24 months +  Not in training
24 months + In Training
Life stage details

Pregnant Mare Mini

Pregnant Mare Draft

Pregnant Mare Pony

Pregnant Mare Horse

1 month – 11 month
Life stage details

Nursing Mare Mini

Nursing Mare Draft

Nursing Mare Pony

Nursing Mare Horse

1 month – 6 month
Life stage details

Breeding Stallion Mini

Breeding Stallion Draft

Breeding Stallion Pony

Breeding Stallion Horse
 

Stallions actively breeding
Life stage details

Non-Breeding Stallion Mini

Non-Breeding Stallion Draft

Non-Breeding Stallion Pony

Non-Breeding Stallion Horse
 

Stallions not actively breeding mare
(See Adult In-Active Category below)

Adult leisure-inactive Mini

Adult leisure-inactive Draft

Adult leisure-inactive Pony

Adult leisure-inactive Horse

Spends most of its time relaxing and feeding in the pasture or stable. Occasional riding on weekends,  injured or laid off when the show season ends
Life stage details

Senior Mini

Senior Draft

Senior Pony

Senior Horse

15 years + or approaching teens and showing physical signs of aging
(poor digestion, frequent illness or injuries, respiratory issues, infections, poor body condition, etc.)
Life stage details

Performance Light

Performance Mini    Performance Draft

Performance Pony    Performance Horse

In Light Training or actively involved in dressage, dressage driving, trail riding, English pleasure, western pleasure, equitation and schooling with occasional competitions on the weekend, pleasure driving, carriage driving.

Mini hunter, Mini in hand obstacle, Mini obstacle driving, Mini formal park driving, Mini country pleasure driving.
Life stage details

     Performance Moderate

Performance Mini    Performance Draft

Performance Pony    Performance Horse

In Moderate training or is actively involved in jumping, obstacle cone driving, hunter, eventing, barrel racing, roping, polo, school horses, ranch work or cutting, pleasure driving, combined driving, carriage driving, horse driving trials, road work, or pulling.

Mini jumper, Mini roadster driving,
Mini roadster barrel racing.
Life stage details

     Performance Horse Intense

Performance Mini    Performance Draft

Performance Pony    Performance Horse

In Intense Training or is actively involved in Polo, ranch work, Cross country marathon driving, Endurance Racing race training or racing of any kind.

Mini harness racing, Mini stake racing
Life stage details.