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

2. Horse Terms

3. Mare Female horse Usually after having an offspring.

4. Filly Young female horse

5. Brood Mare Mare that is used strictly for breeding

6. Stallion Male horse STUD

7. Colt Young male horse

8. Gelding Castrated Male Horse

9. Foal Young Horse male or female

10. Hand Unit of measurement for horses 4 inches

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

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

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

14. Horse Colors

15. Bay

16. Brown

17. Sorrel

18. Dapple Gray

19. Paint

20. Spotted

21. Palomino

22. Buckskin

23. White

24. Roan

25. Chestnut