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A filly is a female horse that is too young to be called a mare. There are two specific definitions in use: In most cases, a filly is a female horse under four years old. In some nations, such as the United Kingdom and the United States, the world of horse racing sets the cutoff age for fillies as five. [1] [2]
A broodmare. Note slight distension of belly, indicating either early pregnancy or recent foaling. A mare is an adult female horse or other equine. [1] In most cases, a mare is a female horse over the age of three, and a filly is a female horse three and younger.
She stood 16.2 hands (66 inches, 168 cm) high, then considered quite large for a filly. Sportswriter Joe Hirsch called her the most imposing juvenile filly he'd ever seen. [3] William Nack, author of Ruffian: A Racetrack Romance, wrote, "She looked like an outside linebacker." [5] Ruffian used her early speed, size and strength to intimidate ...
A newborn horse is "foaled". After a horse is one year old, it is no longer a foal, and is a "yearling". There are no special age-related terms for young horses older than yearlings. When young horses reach breeding maturity, the terms change: a filly over three (four in horse racing) is called a mare, and a colt over three is called a stallion.
The male parent of a horse, a stallion, is commonly known as the sire and the female parent, the mare, is called the dam. [1] Both are genetically important, as each parent genes can be existent with a 50% probability in the foal. Contrary to popular misuse, "colt" refers to a young male horse only; "filly" is a young female.
A mature female horse, usually four years of age or older. Also denotes any female horse that has given birth, regardless of her age. [1]: 134 Compare filly. mare line See tail-female. markings Generally refers to white markings on the horse's face, legs, and sometimes the occasional body spot on an otherwise solid-colored horse. [1]: 134
It was a filly, more than any of the Derby’s other 148 winning colts, geldings and two future winning fillies, in 1980 (Genuine Risk) and 1988 (Winning Colors)—with 13 Triple Crown winners ...
A yearling is a young horse either male or female that is between one and two years old. [1] Yearlings are comparable in development to a very early adolescent and are not fully mature physically. While they may be in the earliest stages of sexual maturity, they are considered too young to be breeding stock. [2]