{"id":358,"date":"2022-01-25T17:00:30","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T17:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/horsegazette.com\/?p=358"},"modified":"2022-02-17T15:11:21","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T15:11:21","slug":"what-is-a-filly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horsegazette.com\/what-is-a-filly\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is A Filly?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
If you are at all interested in the world of horses, then you might have heard the word \u2018filly\u2019 being bandied around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is because the name for a young female horse is a filly or a filly foal. However, you might have heard this word used to incorrectly describe a young male horse too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A filly is called a filly until it reaches the age of 4, after which it is called a mare. If you are going to describe one or more female foals, then you\u2019ll be using the word fillies. You pronounce the word pretty much how it is spelled – \u2018fill-ee\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n