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{{dablink|This article is about horses. Filly is also a small village in the [[Ardennes]] in [[Belgium]].}} |
{{dablink|This article is about horses. Filly is also a small village in the [[Ardennes]] in [[Belgium]].}} |
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A '''filly''' is a young [[female]] [[horse]] too young to be called a [[mare]]. There are several specific definitions in use. |
A '''filly''' is a young [[female]] [[horse]] too young to be called a [[mare]]. There are several specific definitions in use. |
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*A filly is a young Horse from Equestria |
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*In most cases ''filly'' is a female horse under the age of four years. |
*In most cases ''filly'' is a female horse under the age of four years. |
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*In some nations, such as the United Kingdom and the United States, the world of [[horse racing]] sets the cutoff age for fillies as younger than five years.<ref>{{cite book |last=Hammond |first=Gerald |title=The Language of Horse Racing |url=http://books.google.com/?id=CJ4zH2P_6mMC&printsec=frontcover&dq=colt|year=2000 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |location=London |isbn=1-57958-276-1 |oclc=44923115|page=79}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.breederscup.com/content.aspx?id=36192 |title=Zenyatta completes perfect season |first=Jay |last=Privman |work=[[Daily Racing Form]] |publisher=[[Breeders' Cup]] |date=October 24, 2008 |accessdate=September 7, 2011 |quote=It was the perfect end to a perfect day by a perfect filly. [[Zenyatta]], the best older female horse in the country, completed a perfect season. . . by winning the $2 million [[Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic|Ladies' Classic]] on Friday at Santa Anita's Oak Tree meeting, the first of two days of the 25th Breeders' Cup championships.}} (Zenyatta was foaled in 2004, making her a 4-year-old at the time.)</ref> |
*In some nations, such as the United Kingdom and the United States, the world of [[horse racing]] sets the cutoff age for fillies as younger than five years.<ref>{{cite book |last=Hammond |first=Gerald |title=The Language of Horse Racing |url=http://books.google.com/?id=CJ4zH2P_6mMC&printsec=frontcover&dq=colt|year=2000 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |location=London |isbn=1-57958-276-1 |oclc=44923115|page=79}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.breederscup.com/content.aspx?id=36192 |title=Zenyatta completes perfect season |first=Jay |last=Privman |work=[[Daily Racing Form]] |publisher=[[Breeders' Cup]] |date=October 24, 2008 |accessdate=September 7, 2011 |quote=It was the perfect end to a perfect day by a perfect filly. [[Zenyatta]], the best older female horse in the country, completed a perfect season. . . by winning the $2 million [[Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic|Ladies' Classic]] on Friday at Santa Anita's Oak Tree meeting, the first of two days of the 25th Breeders' Cup championships.}} (Zenyatta was foaled in 2004, making her a 4-year-old at the time.)</ref> |
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Revision as of 10:51, 20 November 2012
A filly is a young female horse too young to be called a mare. There are several specific definitions in use.
- A filly is a young Horse from Equestria
- In most cases filly is a female horse under the age of four years.
- In some nations, such as the United Kingdom and the United States, the world of horse racing sets the cutoff age for fillies as younger than five years.[1][2]
The equivalent term for a male is a colt. When horses of either sex are less than one year of age, they are referred to as foals.[3] Horses between one and two years of age may also be called yearlings.
See also
Look up filly in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
References
- ^ Hammond, Gerald (2000). The Language of Horse Racing. London: Taylor & Francis. p. 79. ISBN 1-57958-276-1. OCLC 44923115.
- ^ Privman, Jay (October 24, 2008). "Zenyatta completes perfect season". Daily Racing Form. Breeders' Cup. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
It was the perfect end to a perfect day by a perfect filly. Zenyatta, the best older female horse in the country, completed a perfect season. . . by winning the $2 million Ladies' Classic on Friday at Santa Anita's Oak Tree meeting, the first of two days of the 25th Breeders' Cup championships.
(Zenyatta was foaled in 2004, making her a 4-year-old at the time.) - ^ James R Gillespie (2000). Modern Livestock and Poultry Production. Thomson Delmar Learning. ISBN 978-0-7668-1607-7.