Horse Industry Terminology

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Foal

baby horse

Weanling

weaned horse (<1 year old)

Yearling

one year old horse

Colt

intact male horse less than 4 years old

Filly

female horse less than 4 years old

Gelding

castrated horse

Mare

female horse 4 years or older

Stallion/Horse

intact male horse 4 years or older

Rig/Cryptorchid

intact male with one or both testicles retained inside the abdomen

Pony

Shetland Pony, Welsh Pony, Exmoor Pony

Light

Thoroughbred, Arabian, Standardbred, Quarter Horse, Appaloosa, Audalusian, Akhal-Teke, Morgan

Warmbloods

Hanoverian, Oldenburg, Trakehner, Swedish WB, Dutch WB

Heavy/Draught/Draft

Belgian, Clydesdale, Shire, Percheron, Suffolk Punch

Gaited

Tennessee Walking Horse, Paso Fino, Icelandic Horse

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Australian Stock Horse

Wild/Feral

Mustang, Brumby, Przewalski’s Horse

Przewalski’s Horse

True feral breed with 66 (2 extra chromosomes) is