What's the difference between a stallion and stud?

Question

What's the difference between a stallion and stud?

Answer 1

A stallion is a horse that has not yet been castrated. A stud is a stallion, but is used strictly for breeding purposes.

Answer 2

A stallion is an ungelded male horse.  A stud is a stallion used for breeding.

Answer 3

They're the same thing. All stallions aren't bred, and when they aren't being bred, they're referred to as stallions. If you breed your horse, he's a stud. For example, usually, racehorses are stallions during their racing careers, and then after they retire, they become studs.

Answer 4

They are the same thing. When you use the term stud it's usually "he is for stud" so you have people pay the breed him with their mare.

Answer 5

They are basicly the same, it doesn't matter what you call them, but generally, the stud is used for breeding to make money, a stallion is just an intact male horse.

Answer 6

A stallion  is just an intact male horse over the age of 2.

A stud COLT is an intact male horse up to the age of 2.

A stud is a intact male horse that is actively used as a breeding stallion over the age of 2.

Answer 7

Initally nothing, a stud is just activly being bred to other mares.

Answer 8

A stallion and a stud are pretty much the same thing. They are both uncasterated males. However the term stud is most commonly heard with male horse used for breeding. (ex. you hear the term "Stud Fee")

Answer 9

Nothing at all just different termiology.

A stallion can also be used for breeding just as a stud is. To say the differences is being used for breeding isn't totally accurate. A stud is often referred to as an animal used for breeding but all studs are stallions.

And any stallion is capable of breeding and may be used for breeding.

A stud however can also be the breeding farm on which stallions live and reproduce.

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Main Entry:

    stal·lion Listen to the pronunciation of stallion

Pronunciation:

    \ˈstal-yən\

Function:

    noun

Etymology:

    Middle English staloun, stalion, from Anglo-French estaloun, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German stal stall

Date:

    14th century

: an uncastrated male horse : a male horse kept for breeding; also : a male animal (as a dog or a sheep) kept primarily as a stud

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Main Entry:

    1stud Listen to the pronunciation of 1stud

Pronunciation:

    \ˈstəd\

Function:

    noun

Usage:

    often attributive

Etymology:

    Middle English stod, from Old English stōd; akin to Old Church Slavic stado flock and probably to Old High German stān to stand — more at stand

Date:

    before 12th century

1 a: a group of animals and especially horses kept primarily for breeding b: a place (as a farm) where a stud is kept2: studhorse; broadly : a male animal kept for breeding3 a: a young man : guy; especially : one who is virile and promiscuous b: a tough person c: hunk 2

— at stud

: for breeding as a stud <retired racehorses at stud>

Answer 10

A stallion is an uncastrated male horse. A stud is a stallion used for breeding. The term 'standing at stud' can also be used when describing a stud stallion.

Answer 11

a stallion is a male horse that still has his "dignity." lol. a stud is a stallion used for breeding/ the father horse.

Answer 12

A stallion is any male horse that is not gelded. A stud is a male horse (ungelded) that is used for breeding.

Answer 13

Really, there is no difference.

Dictionary

A stallion is a male ungelded horse that has never bred.

A stud is a male ungelded horse that has bred.

Mostly it is what term the person prefers to use. Many people will use stallion, I use stud. Its just what the person prefers, and what the people around them use, that's all.