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Horse

Horse

Equus ferus caballus
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The horse (Equus ferus caballus) is one of two extant subspecies of Equus ferus, or the wild horse. It is a single-hooved (ungulate) mammal belonging to the taxonomic family Equidae. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 …
The horse (Equus ferus caballus) is one of two extant subspecies of Equus ferus, or the wild horse. It is a single-hooved (ungulate) mammal belonging to the taxonomic family Equidae. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature into the large, single-toed animal of today. Humans began to domesticate horses around 4000 BC, and their domestication is believed to have been widespread by 3000 BC. Horses in the subspecies caballus are domesticated, although some domesticated populations live in the wild as feral horses. These feral populations are not true wild horses, as this term is used to describe horses that have never been domesticated, such as the endangered Przewalski's Horse, a separate subspecies, and the only remaining true wild horse. There is an extensive, specialized vocabulary used to describe equine-related concepts, covering everything from anatomy to life stages, size, colors, markings, breeds, locomotion, and behavior.

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Abtenauer
Abtenauer
Abyssinian
Abyssinian
Aegidienberger
Aegidienberger
Akhal-Teke
Akhal-Teke
Albanian
Albanian
Altai
Altai
American Cream Draft
American Cream Draft
American Indian
American Indian
American Paint
American Paint
American Quarter
American Quarter
American Saddlebred
American Saddlebred
Andalusian
Andalusian
Andravida
Andravida
Anglo-Arabian
Anglo-Arabian
Anglo-Kabarda
Anglo-Kabarda
Appaloosa
Appaloosa
AraAppaloosa
AraAppaloosa
Arabian
Arabian
Ardennes
Ardennes
Arenberg-Nordkirchen
Arenberg-Nordkirchen
Australian Draught
Australian Draught
Australian Stock
Australian Stock
Austrian Warmblood
Austrian Warmblood
Auvergne
Auvergne
Auxois
Auxois
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azteca
Azteca
Baise
Baise
Balearic
Balearic
Balikun
Balikun
Baluchi
Baluchi
Banker
Banker
Barb
Barb
Bardigiano
Bardigiano
Basque Mountain
Basque Mountain
Bavarian Warmblood
Bavarian Warmblood
Belgian Draft
Belgian Draft
Black Forest
Black Forest
Blazer
Blazer
Boulonnais
Boulonnais
Brandenburger
Brandenburger
Brazilian Sport Horse
Brazilian Sport Horse
Breton
Breton
Brumby
Brumby
Buckskin
Buckskin
Budyonny
Budyonny
Burguete
Burguete
Byelorussian Harness
Byelorussian Harness
Calabrese
Calabrese
Camargue
Camargue
Camarillo White
Camarillo White
Campolina
Campolina
Canadian
Canadian
Canadian Pacer
Canadian Pacer
Carolina Marsh Tacky
Carolina Marsh Tacky
Caspian
Caspian
Castilian
Castilian
Castillonnais
Castillonnais
Catria
Catria
Cavallo Romano della Maremma Laziale
Cavallo Romano della Maremma Laziale
Chilean
Chilean
Chilean Corralero
Chilean Corralero
Choctaw
Choctaw
Cleveland Bay
Cleveland Bay
Clydesdale
Clydesdale
Coldblood Trotter
Coldblood Trotter
Colonial Spanish
Colonial Spanish
Colorado Ranger
Colorado Ranger
Comtois
Comtois
Costa Rican Saddle
Costa Rican Saddle
Crioulo
Crioulo
Curly
Curly
Czech Warmblood
Czech Warmblood
Danish Warmblood
Danish Warmblood
Danube Delta
Danube Delta
Dole Gudbrandsdal
Dole Gudbrandsdal
Dutch Harness
Dutch Harness
Dutch Heavy Draft
Dutch Heavy Draft
Dutch Warmblood
Dutch Warmblood
East Bulgarian
East Bulgarian
Estonian
Estonian
Estonian Draft
Estonian Draft
Falabella
Falabella
Finnhorse
Finnhorse
Fjord
Fjord
Florida Cracker
Florida Cracker
Fouta
Fouta
Frederiksborg
Frederiksborg
Freiberger
Freiberger
French Trotter
French Trotter
Friesian
Friesian
Friesian Cross
Friesian Cross
Friesian Sport Horse
Friesian Sport Horse
Furioso-North Star
Furioso-North Star
Galiceno
Galiceno
Gelderland
Gelderland
Georgian Grande
Georgian Grande
Giara
Giara
Gidran
Gidran
Groningen Horse
Groningen Horse
Gypsy Cob
Gypsy Cob
Hackney Horse
Hackney Horse
Haflinger
Haflinger
Hanoverian
Hanoverian
Heck
Heck
Heihe
Heihe
Hirzai
Hirzai
Hispano Arabe
Hispano Arabe
Hispano Breton
Hispano Breton
Holsteiner
Holsteiner
Hungarian Warmblood
Hungarian Warmblood
Icelandic
Icelandic
Indian Half-Bred
Indian Half-Bred
Iomud
Iomud
Irish Draught
Irish Draught
Irish Sport Horse
Irish Sport Horse
Italian Heavy Draft
Italian Heavy Draft
Italian Trotter
Italian Trotter
Jaca Navarra
Jaca Navarra
Jutland
Jutland
Kabarda
Kabarda
Kaimanawa
Kaimanawa
Karabair
Karabair
Karabakh
Karabakh
Kathiawari
Kathiawari
Kazakh
Kazakh
Kentucky Mountain Saddle
Kentucky Mountain Saddle
Kiger Mustang
Kiger Mustang
Kinsky
Kinsky
Kisber Felver
Kisber Felver
Kladruber
Kladruber
Knabstrupper
Knabstrupper
Konik
Konik
Kustanair
Kustanair
Latvian
Latvian
Lipizzan
Lipizzan
Lithuanian Heavy Draught
Lithuanian Heavy Draught
Lokai
Lokai
Losino
Losino
Lusitano
Lusitano
Malapolski
Malapolski
Mallorquin
Mallorquin
Mangalarga
Mangalarga
Mangalarga Marchador
Mangalarga Marchador
Maremmano
Maremmano
Marismeno
Marismeno
Marwari
Marwari
Mecklenburger
Mecklenburger
Menorquin
Menorquin
Merens
Merens
Messara
Messara
Miniature Horse
Miniature Horse
Missouri Fox Trotter
Missouri Fox Trotter
Mongolian
Mongolian
Monterufolino
Monterufolino
Morab
Morab
Morgan
Morgan
Moyle
Moyle
Murakoz
Murakoz
Murgese
Murgese
Mustang
Mustang
Namib Desert
Namib Desert
Nangchen
Nangchen
National Show Horse
National Show Horse
Nez Perce
Nez Perce
Nokota
Nokota
Nonius
Nonius
Nordlandshest/Lyngshest
Nordlandshest/Lyngshest
Noriker
Noriker
Norman Cob
Norman Cob
North Swedish
North Swedish
Novokirghiz
Novokirghiz
Oberlander
Oberlander
Oldenburg
Oldenburg
Orlov Trotter
Orlov Trotter
Ostfriesen
Ostfriesen
Palomino
Palomino
Pampa
Pampa
Paso Fino
Paso Fino
Pentro
Pentro
Percheron
Percheron
Persano
Persano
Peruvian Paso
Peruvian Paso
Pintabian
Pintabian
Pinto
Pinto
Pleven
Pleven
Poitevin
Poitevin
Pryor Mountain Mustang
Pryor Mountain Mustang
Przewalskis
Przewalskis
Purosangue Orientale
Purosangue Orientale
Qatgani
Qatgani
Quarab
Quarab
Racking
Racking
Retuerta
Retuerta
Rhenish German Cold-Blood
Rhenish German Cold-Blood
Rhinelander
Rhinelander
Riwoche
Riwoche
Rocky Mountain
Rocky Mountain
Romanian Sport Horse
Romanian Sport Horse
Russian Don
Russian Don
Russian Heavy Draft
Russian Heavy Draft
Russian Trotter
Russian Trotter
Salerno
Salerno
Samolaco
Samolaco
San Fratello
San Fratello
Sarcidano
Sarcidano
Sardinian Anglo Arab
Sardinian Anglo Arab
Sella Italiano
Sella Italiano
Selle Francais
Selle Francais
Shagya Arabian
Shagya Arabian
Shire
Shire
Siciliano Indigeno
Siciliano Indigeno
Silesian
Silesian
Sokolsky
Sokolsky
Sorraia
Sorraia
Soviet Heavy Draft
Soviet Heavy Draft
Spanish Jennet
Spanish Jennet
Spanish Mustang
Spanish Mustang
Spanish Norman
Spanish Norman
Spotted Saddle
Spotted Saddle
Standardbred
Standardbred
Suffolk Punch
Suffolk Punch
Swedish Ardennes
Swedish Ardennes
Swedish Warmblood
Swedish Warmblood
Swiss Warmblood
Swiss Warmblood
Taishuh
Taishuh
Tawleed
Tawleed
Tennessee Walking
Tennessee Walking
Tersk
Tersk
Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
Tiger
Tiger
Tolfetano
Tolfetano
Tori
Tori
Trait Du Nord
Trait Du Nord
Trakehner
Trakehner
Ukrainian Riding
Ukrainian Riding
Unmol
Unmol
Uzunyayla
Uzunyayla
Ventasso
Ventasso
Virginia Highlander
Virginia Highlander
Vlaamperd
Vlaamperd
Vladimir Heavy Draft
Vladimir Heavy Draft
Waler
Waler
Walkaloosa
Walkaloosa
Warlander
Warlander
Westphalian
Westphalian
Wielkopolski
Wielkopolski
Wurttemberger
Wurttemberger
Xilingol
Xilingol
Yakutian
Yakutian
Yili
Yili
Yonaguni
Yonaguni
Zweibrucker
Zweibrucker