Wonderful World of Horses Flashcards
What is a stallion
An intact male horse
What is a gelding
A castrated male horse
What is a colt
A young intact male(usually less that 3-4)
What is a mare
A mature female
What is a filly
A young female (usually less that 3-4)
What is a foal
A young nursing horse of either sex
What is a weanling
A horse separated from its mother during its birth year
What is a yearling
A horse that is “one year old” Their birthday will be Jan 1st of their birth year
What is a sire
Father of a horse
What is a dam
Mother of a horse
What is a half-sibling
A horse with the same dam
What is the kingdom of horses
Animalia
What is the phylum of horses
Cordata
What is the class of horses
Mammalia
What is the order of horses
Perissodactyla
What is the family of horses
Equidae
What is the species of horses
Equus ferus
What are the three relatives of horses in Equus
Zebras, Asses, and Prezwalski’s horses
What is the subspecies of horses
Equus fetus caballus
Where do the wild horses in the US originate from
They originated from domesticated horses that escaped domestication
What is a discipline
A grouping of similar performance activities with similar requirements
What is a breed
A stock of animals within a species having a distinctive appearance or other common traits, that have usually been developed by deliberate selection
What are some common pony breeds
Welsh, Pony of the Americas, Shetland, and Hackney
What are a few common draft breeds
Belgian, Clydesdale, and Percheron
