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