Horses/Donkeys Flashcards
1
Q
What is a stallion (stud)?
A
sexually mature male
2
Q
What is a jack?
A
an intact male donkey
3
Q
What is a mare?
A
a sexually mature female horse.
4
Q
What is a jenny (jennet)?
A
a female donkey
5
Q
What is a broodmare?
A
a female horse used for breeding purposes
6
Q
What is a filly?
A
an immature female horse
7
Q
What is a colt?
A
an immature young horse
8
Q
What is a gelding?
A
a castrated male
9
Q
What is a foal?
A
a young horse of either sex, still nursing
10
Q
What is a mule?
A
a species cross resulting from mating a mare to a jack
11
Q
What is a hinny?
A
offspring of a stallion and jenny
12
Q
What is a stud?
A
a sexually mature male horse or a collection of breeding stallions at the same location
13
Q
What is a weanling?
A
weaned horse, either sex, less than a year old
