Seasonal Differences of Onions. 1  Available in yellow, red, and white from March through August. 2  Can be identified by their thin, lighter-colored skin. 3  Typically higher in water content, which reduces their shelf-life and makes them more susceptible to bruising. 4  Range in flavor from sweet to mild.
When a domesticated mare foals, she nurses the foal for at least four to six months before it is weaned, though mares in the wild may allow a foal to nurse for up to a year. The estrous cycle, also known as season or heat of a mare occurs roughly every 19â22 days and occurs from early spring into autumn. As the days shorten, most mares enter an anestrus period during the winter and thus do not cycle in this period.
Typically, during the breeding season, a mare will have a 21-day estrous cycle (the interval from one ovulation to the next). This length will vary between mares and time of the year. The estrous cycle is divided into two periods, estrus and diestrus. Estrus (heat) is the period (usually 4 to 7 days) when the mare is receptive to the stallion. During this period, ovarian follicles grow and develop to between 20 and 50mm in diameter with ovulation occurring 24 to 48 hours before the end of the estrus. Thus, the mare is still showing heat when she ovulates.