LB: Common Horse Terms

Common Horse Terms

Here are some terms that might help you out. Several others are explained throughout LB.

Stallion- A mature male horse, 4 yrs of age and older, can be a father horse

Mare- A mature female horse, 4 yrs of age and older

Foal- A baby horse of either sex still with its mother

Filly- A baby girl horse, under 4 yrs of age

Colt- A baby boy horse, under 4 yrs of age

Weanling- A baby horse of either sex that has just been taken away from its mother

Yearling- A horse of either sex that is 1 yr old

Gelding- A male horse of any age that can't have babies

Pony- A horse of any age or sex that will mature at under 14.2 hands

Mule- An equine with a male donkey for a father and a female horse as a mother

Tack- the equipment used when riding a horse

Green- A horse that is inexpierienced

Off side- The right side of a horse

Near side- The left side of a horse

Hand- The way horses are measured, 4 inches. hh=hands high

Lame- When a horse is limping, not sound.

Sound- When a horse is not limping, stiff, etc.