Explore Equine Science Large Animal Gender Vocabulary

A _______ is a mature female horse over the age of 4

• Filly

• Mare

• Stallion

• Gelding

A male horse that had not been castrated is called a ______________

• Gelding

• Mare

• Stallion

• Bull

A male horse that has been castrated is called a _____________.

• Gelding

• Filly

• Whether

• Stallion

A female horse under a year old is called a ____________

• Colt

• Filly

• Lamb

• Ewe

A _______________ is a male horse under 1 year old.

• Piglet

• Filly

• Lamb

• Colt

A young horse of either sex that is less than one year old is called a _____________________.

• Lamb

• Calf

• Foal

• Chick

The process of giving birth for horses is called ______________________

• Foaling

• Lambing

• Farrowing

• Calving

A young bovine (cattle) that has not had a calf is a ________________

• Mare

• Heifer

• Cow

• Sow

A ______________ is a mature female bovine (cattle) that has had a calf.

• Cow

• Sow

• Mare

• Ewe

A adult male bovine that has not been castrated is a _________________.

• Stallion

• Bull

• Ram

• Buck