Horse Terms

Objective:   Know the Proper terms to use when talking about horses. Be able to recognize some of the different color patterns of horses. 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 Horse Colors Bay Brown Sorrel Dapple Gray Paint Spotted Palomino Buckskin White Roan Chestnut