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Mare
Female horse Usually after having an offspring.
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Filly
Young female horse
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Brood Mare
Mare that is used strictly for breeding
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Stallion
Male horse STUD
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Colt
Young male horse
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Gelding
Castrated Male Horse
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Foal
Young Horse male or female
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Hand
Unit of measurement for horses 4 inches
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Pony
A breed of horse that is under 14.2 hands.
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Light Horse
Most horses, riding size. Above 14.2 hands 800 – 1200 lbs.
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Draft Horse
Work horses Above 14 hands 1100 – 2500 lbs
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Neigh
The sound a horse makes!
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Mustang
Wild horse Directly
descended from those brought over from Spanish settlers
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Herd
A group of horses
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Equine
The species called:
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Foaling
The act of parturition
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Bay: brown coloring with black points.
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Sorrel: A very light red or copper shade of brown
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Dapple Gray: little dots of color all over to look like a solid color from afar.
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Paint: usually white with big patches of brown or black.
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Appaloosa: some form of small spotting.
1st per. 1/20
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Palomino: gold coat with a light mane and tail 6th per.
1/20
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Buckskin: light tan color with black points
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Fleabitten: looks like small white eraser marks all over base coat color.
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Dun: light tan color with black points & black stripe down center of back.
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Roan: a solid color with little white hairs interspersed throughout the coat.
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Chestnut: a darker red shade of brown.
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A ewe is to sheep as a ____________ is to horses
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A kid is to goat as a _________ is to horses
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A steer is to cattle as a __________ is to horses
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A ram is to sheep as a ___________ is to horses
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Bleat is to sheep as _____________ is to horses