how much do horses weigh at birth
* Foals are born weighing anywhere from 12 to 25 pounds depending on their size. They can stand anywhere from 15 to 22 inches tall at birth. * Miniature horses grow to approximately 90 % of their adult height by the time that they are a year old. * Depending on their size adult miniature horses can weigh anywhere from 150 to 350 pounds. * It takes about eleven months of pregnancy for a miniature horse to develop prior to being born. This is the same as for full sized horses. * Foals are normally weaned from nursing their mothers at 4 to 5 months of age.