Horse Terms & Gaits

Adult, female horse

• Mare

• Filly

• Gelding

• Stallion

Castrated male horse

• Mare

• Colt

• Gelding

• Stallion

Castrated male horse

• Mare

• Colt

• Gelding

• Stallion

Adult male horse (not castrated)

• Stallion

• Gelding

• Colt

• Filly

Young female horse, less than 3 years old

• Mare

• Filly

• Colt

• Gelding

Young male horse, under 3 years old

• Filly

• Colt

• Gelding

• Stallion

A baby horse, under 1 year of age

• Yearling

• Foal

• Filly

• Pony

Term used to measure horses height, equals 4 inches

• Hand

• Arm

• Foot

• Sound

Horse with an injury that affects its performance

• Sound

• Lame

• Conformation

• Dumb

Horse that does NOT have any injuries affecting its performance

• Lame

• Sound

• Perfect

• Conformation