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1. Horses
Common Horse Terms

2. 1. Stallion - a mature male
horse that can reproduce.

3. 2. Mare - a mature female
horse over 4 years old.

4. 3. Foal - a young horse of either
gender that is still
with it's mother.

5. 4. Filly - a young female horse
under 4 years old.

6. 5. Colt - a young male horse
under 4 years old.

7. 6. Yearling - a horse that is
officially 1 year old.

8. 7. Gelding - a male horse that
has been castrated.

9. 8. Pony - a mature horse of either
gender that will never
grow taller than 14.2 hands tall.

10. 9. Hands - the unit of
measurement used to
determine the height of a
horse. A hand is 4" tall.

11. 10. Mule - a cross between a
horse and a donkey.

12. 11. Tack - the equipment used
when working with horses -
halter, saddle, bridle, etc.

13. 12. Green Horse - an
untrained or inexperienced
horse.

14. 13. Withers - the slight ridge in the
horse's backbone, just behind the
mane. A horse's height is measured
from the tallest point of its withers.

15. 14. Farrier - also called a
horseshoer, this is a skilled
craftsman who trim and shoes
horses hooves.

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