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Mare IS the correct English word for a female horse.
A young mare - up to about 2 years old - is referred to as a filly.
A male horse is a stallion.
A young male horse is a colt.
A male horse that has been castrated is a gelding.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoBoth. When talking about a foal's mother, we refer to that foal's mother as the dam. When talking only about a female horse that is at maturity, hose-people call her a mare.
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∙ 10y agoA mare is a female horse, or other equine animal. A female horse is to be considered a filly if she is under three years of age, a mare if she is three years of age or older.
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∙ 14y agoAn adult female horse is called a mare.
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What is a mother sea horse called?
A mare (female horse) is called a 'dam' after it gives birth to a foal.
What is female a horse called?
I'm gessing you mean what is a female horse called which the answer would a mare if not I'm sorry.There are a number of terms, depending on age:An adult female horse is called a mare. This is usually used for a female horse over 3 years of age.A young female horse is called a filly. This is typically used until the age of 3 or 4 years.Under a year, both males and females are also called foals.A mare which is used for breeding can also be called a "broodmare" or a "breeding mare."When a mare breeds, it is considered the foal's "Dam."A female horse can be a filly or mare, filly being a young female while mare is 5 years old and up.
What is the name for the mother of a colt?
Mare
What is a female horse of breeding age?
A female horse is called a Mare when it has past its foal stage. Soon after that the mare can be ready for the breeding age. A mother horse is called a Dam.
What is a foals' parent called?
A foal's parents are the dam (mare) and sire (stallion).
What is the difference between a mare and dam?
A mare is any female horse over the age of four years old. Dam is a term used for a 'mother' horse, or a mare who has a foal at her side. As an example sentence for the words dam and mare; ' Those two bay geldings came from the same dam, that brown mare over there in the corner next to the grey pony.'
What a mother of a foal called?
A female horse is a mare. When you're talking pedigree, the mother is the dam.
what is mother of a foal is called?
A female horse is a mare. When you're talking pedigree, the mother is the dam.
What is a young female horse's mom called?
The mother of a foal regardless of the foals gender is called a dam.
Female horse without baby is called?
Without a colt or foal it is called a mare. Surprisingly, it is called a dam when it does have a baby.
Do they call the mother horse a dam?
A female horse is a mare. When you're talking pedigree, the mother is the dam.
What is an adult girl horse called?
Female horses are called mares. Male horses are called stallions. A horse who has been neutered is called a gelding. Baby horses are called fillies if they are female, and colts if they are male.
