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A foal is a baby horse of any gender, while a colt is specifically a male horse under 4 years old.

A colt is a male foal under 4 years old (after a year they can be classed as a yearling) but there is no real difference, if you're talking about a male foal you could just call it a colt or a foal. No difference.

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A foal is a young horse of either sex that is under one year old, while a colt specifically refers to a young male horse that is either under four years old or has not been gelded. In summary, all colts are foals, but not all foals are colts.

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No they are not. Many people use the term "colt" to refer to a foal, but this is incorrect. All baby horses are foals, males are colts and females are fillies. The correct terms for each would be colt foal or filly foal.

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a foal is a "baby" horse/ pony in general. a colt is a male foal. a filly is a female foal.

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Colts are mature male horses, a foal, on the other hand, is a young male horse

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Foal is any baby horse that has not been weaned, regardless of sex. Colt is the term used if the foal is a male under the age of 4 years.

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