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Z-blogger admits that Russian refineries will be hit "again and again". (sopuli.xyz)
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[–] tal@lemmy.today 11 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

how many horses we need to produce this year

Setting aside everything else about this statement, there's some lag time there.

Assuming a maximum rate of horse-sexing is initiated today with no organizational delay:

https://www.petmd.com/horse/pregnancy-horses

The gestation period for a horse is 340 days on average, or about 11 months.

Then you've got time for a foal to grow and then to train it.

https://thehorse.com/115040/when-is-a-young-horse-ready-to-ride/

In the performance horse world and with many breeds, 3 to 4 years old should be an adequate age to start a horse under saddle. In the racing breeds we start a little earlier (around 2 years of age) and the data doesn’t show that starting these horses early is a problem. But, generally, 3 to 4 years old is a good age and the horse should be plenty mature skeletally for some riding.

Horse aren’t completely physically mature at this point and are still growing, and certainly a 3-year-old Warmblood will look different from a 6-year-old Warmblood. You have to play it by ear and...