What is a female horse over 5 years old called?

ChargingEnigma1592, it does seem a little was left out here. I'm left with the impression that a female horse between the ages of 4 to 5 may not actually be a horse at all.

Player SQinfoNUTS, It's pretty simple. 1) they are all "horses", 2) males not gelded are "stallions", 3) males gelded are "geldings", 4) females under 5 years are a "filly", 5) females 5 & older are a "mare", 6) males under a year are often called a "colt". Anyway, that's my humble understanding.

Question wasn't clear enough. Didn't say a mare who breeds or not. Technically both mare and brood mare should be correct

Player #165975, Actually in racing, the term "horse" as opposed to "mare" or "gelding" is used to depict a male horse that is "intact".

As a general rule, horses with the exception to some breeds mature or stop growing at age 5. Fillies are basically young female horses who are still developing. Mares are developed female horses, but not necessarily bred. Broodmares are mares used for the sole purpose of breeding. A nag is an older mare past breeding age. Again, not necessarily used in breeding. I don't know if anyone noticed, but that is a picture of a gelding or stallion; not a female horse. I just found it funny.

Player #165975, so a female over 5 can b a broodmare?

Michelle, actually geldings have had "the snip" and stallions are "intact"!!!!

Player #2604682, hybrids sre sterile and cant breed. mules are hybrids.

Sunshine Dreema, geldings haven't had 'the snip', they've had their testicles removed. Stallions are classed as entire.

ChampionNymph37634, thanks for the info. My real question is are there any other animals that we differentiate this much depending on breeding??? Kinda weird.

ChampionNymph37634, You forgot to include “foal” as a baby horse of undetermined sex.

Player SQinfoNUTS, I was thinking exactly the same thing! hehe

What about a mustang?

ImmuneVictory3, 👍

correct me if I'm wrong but, a horse at age five is not a mare until it has had a foal. it is still a filly. a broodmares is one used for breeding purposes only.

Michelle, in none racing terms a mare relates to female horses over the age of 3

rsgf01313, yes. a mare actually relates to any female horse past the age of a filly

Michelle, In the Uk - in the flat races for young 2 and 3 year olds they race as colts and fillies. Then you have the mares and geldings.

rsgf01313, only if she's actually having foals regularly.

Player #165975, correct, also a female mule cannot breed.

Female mules are a crossbreed of the standard horse and the donkey, therefore the female mule is considered a mare.

ottoknut, duh? Not good at math eh?

female mules are not mares. the term horse is generic for the equine. Only a man would say a horse is usually a male.