Horse Terms

Mare  Female horse  Usually after having an offspring.

Filly  Young female horse

Brood Mare  Mare that is used strictly for breeding

Stallion  Male horse  STUD

Colt  Young male horse

Gelding  Castrated Male Horse

Foal  Young Horse male or female

Hand  Unit of measurement for horses  4 inches

Pony  A breed of horse that is under 14.2 hands.

Light Horse  Most horses, riding size.  Above 14.2 hands  800 – 1200 lbs.

Draft Horse  Work horses  Above 14 hands  1100 – 2500 lbs

Neigh  The sound a horse makes!

Mustang  Wild horse  Directly descended from those brought over from Spanish settlers

Herd  A group of horses

Equine  The species called:

Foaling  The act of parturition

Horse Colors

Bay: brown coloring with black points.

Sorrel: A very light red or copper shade of brown

Dapple Gray: little dots of color all over to look like a solid color from afar.

Paint: usually white with big patches of brown or black.

Appaloosa: some form of small spotting. 1 st per. 1/20

Palomino: gold coat with a light mane and tail 6 th per. 1/20

Buckskin: light tan color with black points

Fleabitten: looks like small white eraser marks all over base coat color.

Dun: light tan color with black points & black stripe down center of back.

Roan: a solid color with little white hairs interspersed throughout the coat.

Chestnut: a darker red shade of brown.

A ewe is to sheep as a ____________ is to horses

A kid is to goat as a _________ is to horses

A steer is to cattle as a __________ is to horses

A ram is to sheep as a ___________ is to horses

Bleat is to sheep as _____________ is to horses