Horse Terms

Modified by Georgia Agricultural Education Curriculum OfficeJuly 2002

Objective: Know the Proper terms to use

when talking about horses. Be able to recognize some of the

different color patterns of horses.

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