Foal vs. Pony — What's the Difference?

A foal is an equine up to one year old; this term is used mainly for horses, but can be used for donkeys. More specific terms are colt for a male foal and filly for a female foal, and are used until the horse is three or four.

A pony is a small horse (Equus ferus caballus). Depending on the context, a pony may be a horse that is under an approximate or exact height at the withers or a small horse with a specific conformation and temperament.

The young offspring of a horse or other equine animal, especially one under a year old.

A horse of any of several stocky breeds that are small in size when full grown, such as the Shetland pony.

To give birth to a foal.

(Informal) A racehorse.

A young horse or other equine, especially just after birth or less than a year old.

(Sports) A polo horse.

A young boy who assisted the headsman by pushing or pulling the tub.

Something small for its kind, especially a small glass for beer or liqueur.

(ambitransitive) To give birth to (a foal); to bear offspring.

A word-for-word translation of a foreign language text, especially one used as an aid in studying or test-taking. Also called crib, trot.

The young of any animal of the Horse family (Equidæ); a colt; a filly.

Chiefly British The sum of 25 pounds.

To bring forth (a colt); - said of a mare or a she ass.

To lead (a horse) with another horse.

To bring forth young, as an animal of the horse kind.

A small horse; specifically, any of several small breeds of horse under 14.2 hands at the withers.

A young horse

A contraption built like a mount, strong enough to support one's weight

Give birth to a foal;

(regional) A small serving of an alcoholic beverage, especially beer.

A serving of 140 millilitres of beer (formerly 5 fl oz); a quarter pint.

Twenty-five pounds sterling.

A translation used as a study aid; loosely, a crib, a cheat-sheet.

(slang) A ponytail hairstyle.

One horsepower.

(slang) A chorus girl of small stature.

Ellipsis of Sony pony

(Cockney rhyming slang) Crap; rubbish, nonsense.

(transitive) To lead (a horse) from another horse.

To use a crib or cheat-sheet in translating.

(Cockney rhyming slang) Of little worth.

A small horse.

Twenty-five pounds sterling.

A translation or a key used to avoid study in getting lessons; a crib; a trot.

A small glass of beer.

A range horse of the western United States

An informal term for a racehorse;

A literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly)

A small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey

Any of various breeds of small gentle horses usually less than five feet high at the shoulder