pullitrem

(Sp. model spelled same [pótro] < earlier form poltro < Vulgar Latin * pullitrem 'young horse')

   Bentley: 1929. Watts notes that this term has various meanings in the Southwest. It is primarily a colt or a young unbroken stallion. However, it may also refer to any wild horse. The DRAE glosses it as a horse from the time it is born until it loses its milk teeth (about four and a half years of age). Santamaría indicates that it also refers to any uncastrated, skittish, and unruly horse from the time it is born until it is broken. He also defines it as a general term for any unbroken horse.

    Alternate form: potrillo.