Equine terminology and colors

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Terminology

Horse/stallion = Intact male 5 years old or older Colt = Intact male less than 5 years old Gelding = Neutered male of any age Rig/Ridgling = Cryptorchid male (even if surgically removed)

Terminology

Weanling = Either sex--weaning to 12 months Filly = Female less than 5 years old Foal = Either sex from birth to weaning Yearling = Either sex--12-23 months

Terminology

Mare = Female 5 years or older Maiden = A horse of either sex that has not won a competition or had a foal Hand = Measurement for a horses height, 1 of them =4" Horse = Generic term for any equine

Near side = the horse's left side Far/off side = The horses right side <ul> <li>= - <code>=</code></li> </ul> Signup and view all the answers

Match according to size, weight and build

Light horse = 12-17.2 hands high and weigh 900 to 1,400# Draft horse = 14.2-17.2 hands high and weigh 1,400# or more Pony = 14.2 hands high pr less and weigh 500-900# <ul> <li>= -</li> </ul> Signup and view all the answers

What is a:

Mule = Hybrid cross between a male donkey (jack) and a female horse (mare) Hinny = Hybrid cross between a female donkey (jenny) and a male horse (stallion) <ul> <li>= - <code>=</code></li> </ul> Signup and view all the answers

Colors

Bay = A mixture of red and yellow (brown) with black points Black = Has black eyes, hooves and skin Chestnut (sorrel) = Basically red mane coat and tail White = Has snow white hair, pink skin and brown eyes Signup and view all the answers

Colors

Palomino = Cream color coat with white mane and tail Dun = Sandy yellow body color Buckskin = Sandy yellow body color with a dorsal stripe Roan = Has white hairs inside other coat colors Signup and view all the answers

Pinto horses

Tobiano = Oval white patterns Overo = Rugged white patterns <ul> <li>= - <code>=</code></li> </ul> Signup and view all the answers

Colors

Bay = Brown haircoat, brown mane and tail, black points (muzzle and distal limbs), +/- dorsal stripe Chestnut/sorrel = Red/copper coat, same color mane and tail or flax colored mane and tail Grey = Dapple, flea bitten, born dark and lighten with age Black = Very rare color, NO brown hair on muzzle, flanks, or medial limbs Signup and view all the answers

Colors

Dun/buckskin = Tan to honey colored haircoat, black mane and tail, black points, dorsal stripe, +/- horizontal stripes on limbs Palomino = Cream to dark honey colored haircoat, white mane and tail, no black markings Roan = White hairs interspersed throughout coat, color DOES NOT change significantly with age <ul> <li>= -</li> </ul> Signup and view all the answers