Horse Terms Quiz

Which of the following correctly defines the term "broodmare"?

• a female parent of a foal

• a female under three years of age

• a female kept for having foals

• a female over three years of age

Which of the following correctly defines the term "sire"?

• a male under three years of age

• a castrated male

• a male over three years of age

• a male parent of a foal

Which of the following correctly defines the term "dam"?

• a female over three years of age

• a baby under one year of age

• a female parent of a foal

• a weaned foal

Which of the following correctly defines the term "foal"?

• a baby under one year of age

• a female under three years of age

• a small type of horse

• a male under three years of age

Which of the following correctly defines the term "yearling"?

• a baby under one year of age

• a foal between one and two years of age

• a kind of horse

• a small type of horse

Which of the following correctly defines the term "weanling"?

• a weaned foal

• a female under three years of age

• a female kept for having foals

• a baby under one year of age

Which of the following correctly defines the term "filly"?

• a kind of horse

• a female kept for having foals

• a male under three years of age

• a female under three years of age

Which of the following correctly defines the term "mare"?

• a kind of hore

• a female over three years of age

• a male over three years of age

• a castrated male

Which of the following correctly defines the term "colt"?

• a male over three years of age

• a male under three years of age

• a male parent of a foal

• a castrated male

Which of the following correctly defines the term "stallion"?

• a small type of horse

• a castrated male

• a male over three years of age

• a male parent of a foal