During the warmer months, grass is all that most ponies need to eat.
Ponies can get laminitis, a painful crippling disease caused by over- feeding.
Most foals are born at night under a cover of darkness and away from prying eyes and possible danger. The best time for a foal to be born is in the spring when the weather is nice and the grass is rich. Boy foals are called colts and girl foals are called fillies, they are called that up until the age of 3. 4. When a horse is born, its legs are almost there full adult length. A new born foal can up within an hour of being born and can keep up with the rest of the herd within 24 hours.