Do you know your beast of burden terminology? I didn't, so I'm posting the following definitions that I have found (please note that various sources disagree with one another on certain animals, so don't blame me if you don't think something is quite right):
Equine - Equine:
- of, relating to, or resembling a horse or the horse family
- Equus:
- a genus of mammals, including the horse, ass, etc.
- Foal:
- a horse of either sex, up to six months of age (a baby horse)
- Weanling:
- a horse of either sex, between six months and one year
- Yearling:
- a horse of either sex, between one and two years of age
- Colt:
- a male ungelded horse ages 2-4 years old
- Filly:
- a female horse ages 2-4 years old
- Mare:
- a mature female horse, four years or older
- Stallion:
- a mature ungelded male horse, four years or older
- Gelding:
- a castrated male horse
- Pony:
- a horse not exceeding 14.2 hands high (roughly 4 feet, 9 inches)
- Brood Mare (or broodmare):
- a mare used exclusively for breeding/foaling purposes
- Dam:
- a mother horse
- Stud:
- a stallion kept for breeding
- Mustang:
- a wild horse of the American West
- Sire:
- a father horse
- Pinto:
- a horse with large patches of white and another color
- Purebred:
- A horse whose recent ancestors are of the same breed; not to be confused with Thoroughbred, which is a breed
- Feral:
- Domesticated animal that went back to a wild state
- Bronc (or bronco):
- originally applied to an unbroken feral horse; the term now is used to describe horses used in rodeo events
- Steed:
- A horse, especially a spirited horse for state of war; -- used chiefly in poetry or stately prose. 'A knight upon his noble steed.'
- Looking for breeds? Go to
- http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Flats/5545/breeds/Breeds_Index.html
Equus asinus - Ass:
- any of several hardy gregarious African or Asian perissodactyl mammals (genus Equus) smaller than the horse and having long ears; especially : an African mammal (E. asinus) that is the ancestor of the donkey
- Jack (or jackass):
- a male donkey
- Donkey:
- another name for the domestic ass
- Jennet (or jenny):
- a female donkey
- John:
- a castrated male donkey or mule
- Molly:
- a female mule. Note: The vast majority of mules can not have foals!
- Mule:
- a hybrid offspring resulting from the breeding of a male donkey (jack) and a female horse (mare). Nearly all mules are sterile (with a few RARE exceptions)
- Hinny (or hinney):
- the hybrid sterile offspring resulting from the breeding of a female donkey (jennet) and a male horse (stallion)
Bovine - Bovine:
- any of a subfamily (Bovinae) of bovids including oxen, bison, buffalo, and their close relatives
- Bovid:
- any of a family (Bovidae) of ruminants that have hollow unbranched permanently attached horns present in both sexes and that include antelopes, oxen, sheep, and goats
- Cattle:
- bovine animals on a farm or ranch
- Calf:
- a sexually immature young cow
- Cow:
- a mature female with at least one calf
- Heifer:
- a young female cow, especially one that has never had a calf
- Muley:
- a hornless cow
- Ox:
- a domestic bovine mammal (Bos taurus); broadly : a bovine mammal, or an adult castrated male domestic ox
- Oxen:
- working cattle, male or female; plurel of ox
- Weanling:
- a weaned calf
- Bull:
- an uncastrated male
- Dogie:
- a motherless calf
- Cattle:
- cows, oxen
- Zebu:
- any of various breeds of domestic oxen developed in India that are often considered conspecific with the common ox (Bos taurus) or sometimes as a separate species (B. indicus) and are characterized by a large fleshy hump over the shoulders, a dewlap, pendulous ears, and marked resistance to the injurious effects of heat and insect attack
- Looking for breeds? Go to
- http://www.crazyforcows.com/fow/breed_list.shtml
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