Flashcards: Types of horse

A gelding is a castrated horse or other equine, such as a donkey or a mule.

The breeds and types listed here are those that already have a Wikipedia article.

A field hunter, or a fox hunter, is a type of horse used in the hunt field for fox hunting and stag hunting.

The Indian Half-bred is a horse type from the subcontinent of India.

The heavy warmbloods (German: Schwere Warmblüter) are a group of horse breeds primarily from continental Europe.

A palfrey is a type of horse that was highly valued as a riding horse in the Middle Ages.

A cob is a small horse, usually of a stout build, with strong bones, large joints, and steady disposition; it is a body type of horse rather than a specific breed.

A mare is an adult female horse or other equine.

Horses in the Middle Ages differed in size, build and breed from the modern horse, and were, on average, smaller.

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A stallion is a male horse that has not been gelded (castrated).

A foal is an equine up to one year old; the term is used mainly for horses.

A draft horse (US), draught horse (UK and Commonwealth) or dray horse (from the Old English dragan meaning "to draw or haul"; compare Dutch dragen and German tragen meaning "to carry"), less often called a carthorse, work horse or heavy horse, is a large horse bred to be a working animal doing hard tasks such as plowing and other farm labor.