Equine Terms

The top of a horse’s shoulder

• Top

• Shoulders

• Neck

• Withers

A mare kept for breeding

• Colt

• Broodmare

• Mare

• Filly

A female horse under four years of age

• Stallion

• Colt

• Filly

• Mare

A Horse taller than 14.2 hands at the withers

• Horse

• Stallion

• Stud

• Filly

a horse or other member of the horse family.

• Equine

• Bovine

• Swine

• Caprine

A horse shorter than 14.2 hands at the withers

• Filly

• Horse

• Pony

• Stud

How many inches does a hand measure?

• 10

• 4

• 2

• 12

a castrated male horse

• Pony

• Colt

• Stallion

• Gelding

 adult female horse

• Mare

• Filly

• Stalllion

• Stud

uncastrated adult male horse over four years of age

• Colt

• Filly

• Stallion

• Mare