1. Horse Terms
Modified by Georgia Agricultural Education Curriculum Office
July 2002

2. Objective: Know the Proper terms to use when talking about horses.
Be able to recognize some of the different color patterns of horses.

3. Mare
Female horse
Usually after having an offspring.

4. Filly
Young female horse

5. Stallion
Male horse
STUD

6. Colt
Young male horse

7. Gelding
Castrated Male Horse

8. Foal
Young Horse male or female

9. Hand
Unit of measurement for horses
4 inches

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

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

12. Draft Horse
Work horses
Above 14 hands
1100 – 2500 lbs

13. Horse Colors

14. Bay

15. Brown

16. Sorrel

17. Dapple Gray

18. Paint

19. Spotted

20. Palomino

21. Buckskin

22. White

23. Roan

24. Chestnut