VTT 254 Equine Nursing Quiz 2
Foal
toddler horse of both intercourse
suckling
nevertheless nursing foal
Weanling
A foal now not nursing the mare
yearling
twelve months antique horse - both intercourse
Filly
Female from birth to three years
Mare
female horse four years or older
Broodmare
mare used for breeding
Colt
intact male horse 4 years old or more youthful
Stallion/Stud
Intact male - four years and up
Gelding
castrated male horse
, Hands for size
four inches
measured from the floor up to withers
Miniature <8.2
Pony 10-14.2 (welsh biggest)
Light 14.2-17.2 (appaloosa)
Draft 17-19.2 (clydale)
Group Horse by Temperament
cold-blooded - draft horses
warm-blooded - between both categories
hot-blooded - most light breed
Miniature Pony
no more then 34 inch
Image: Miniature Pony
Shetland Pony
28-46 inch
Image: Shetland Pony
Welsh Pony
11 hands and talent of ponies
Image: Welsh Pony
Quarter Horse
light breeds
rodeo horse
smaller then thoroughbred
Image: Quarter Horse
Throughbred
racehorse, stimula
brown and much taller
Image: Throughbred
Foal
toddler horse of both intercourse
suckling
nevertheless nursing foal
Weanling
A foal now not nursing the mare
yearling
twelve months antique horse - both intercourse
Filly
Female from birth to three years
Mare
female horse four years or older
Broodmare
mare used for breeding
Colt
intact male horse 4 years old or more youthful
Stallion/Stud
Intact male - four years and up
Gelding
castrated male horse
, Hands for size
four inches
measured from the floor up to withers
Miniature <8.2
Pony 10-14.2 (welsh biggest)
Light 14.2-17.2 (appaloosa)
Draft 17-19.2 (clydale)
Group Horse by Temperament
cold-blooded - draft horses
warm-blooded - between both categories
hot-blooded - most light breed
Miniature Pony
no more then 34 inch
Image: Miniature Pony
Shetland Pony
28-46 inch
Image: Shetland Pony
Welsh Pony
11 hands and talent of ponies
Image: Welsh Pony
Quarter Horse
light breeds
rodeo horse
smaller then thoroughbred
Image: Quarter Horse
Throughbred
racehorse, stimula
brown and much taller
Image: Throughbred