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Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS
If a horse is born on Jan 1st it is a weanling---and does not become a yearling until the following year.
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Actually, it is a suckling foal just after birth, since it is still nursing. Only after it has left its mummy in the late summer or early fall and is no longer nursing (ie weaned) is a foal called a weanling.