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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