An animal of the genus equus and species caballus. In a narrow and strict sense, the term Ib applied only to the male, and only to males of four years old or there-abouts, younger horses being called “colts.” But even in this sense the term Includes both stallions and geldings. In a wider sense, and as generally used in statutes, the word is taken as nomcn gcneralissimum, and in-cludes not only horses strictly so called, but also colts, mares and fillies, and mules and asses. See owens v. State, 38 Tex. 557; Ashworth v. Mounsey, L. R. 9 Exch. 187 ;.Pul-len v. State, 11 Tex. App. 91; Allison ▼. Brookshire, 38 Tex. 201; State v. Ingram, 16 Kan. 19; State v. Dunnavant, 3 Brev. (S. C.) 10, 5 Am. Dec. 530; State v. Gooch, 60 Ark. 218, 23 S. W. 640; Davis v. Collier, 13 Ga. 491. Compare Richardson v. Chicago & A. R. Co.; 149 Mo. 311, 50 8. W. 782
Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
