1. Horse Terms

2. Mare  Female horse  Usually after having an offspring.

3. Filly  Young female horse

4. Brood Mare  Mare that is used strictly for breeding

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. Neigh  The sound a horse makes!

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

15. Herd  A group of horses

16. Equine  The species called:

17. Foaling  The act of parturition

18. Horse Colors

19. Bay: brown coloring with black points.

20. Sorrel: A very light red or copper shade of brown

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

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

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

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

25. Buckskin: light tan color with black points

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

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

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

29. Chestnut: a darker red shade of brown.

36. A ewe is to sheep as a ____________ is to horses

37. A kid is to goat as a _________ is to horses

38. A steer is to cattle as a __________ is to horses

39. A ram is to sheep as a ___________ is to horses

40. Bleat is to sheep as _____________ is to horses