Horses

Arabian horses are an ancient breed from the desert of the Middle East. They are fairly small horses with a distinctive shape and carriage. Arabians are elegant, gentle and affectionate.

Brumbies are wild, feral horses in Australia. They are descended from escaped or dumped horses. They cause a lot of damage to the native environment. Every so often they are rounded up and captured or culled, and can be trained as show ponies or other domestic uses.

A chestnut horse is a reddish-brown colour, with a mane and tail the same colour or lighter than the rest of the horse.

A colt is a young male horse, generally one under four years old. The colt in the picture is one year old.

A filly is a young female horse.

A mare is a female horse. A male horse is called a stallion and a baby horse is called a foal.

A palomino horse has a gold coat and a white mane and tail.

A pinto horse is a white horse with patches of another colour, usually black or brown.

Roan is a coat colour that is made from a darker base colour mixed with white hairs. Some other animals like dogs and cows can also have roan coats.

A stallion is a male horse.