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Horses have physical traits that allow them to flee from predators quickly, including a well-developed sense of balance and fight-or-flight response. They can both sleep standing up or lying down. Female horses carry their young for 11 months, and the young can stand and run shortly after birth. Most domesticated horses begin training between ages 2-4 and reach full maturity by age 5, living on average 25-30 years. There are over 300 horse breeds developed for various uses like sport, work, entertainment, and therapy. Humans provide horses with food, shelter, and healthcare from specialists.

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Colors Markings Breeds Locomotion

Horses have physical traits that allow them to flee from predators quickly, including a well-developed sense of balance and fight-or-flight response. They can both sleep standing up or lying down. Female horses carry their young for 11 months, and the young can stand and run shortly after birth. Most domesticated horses begin training between ages 2-4 and reach full maturity by age 5, living on average 25-30 years. There are over 300 horse breeds developed for various uses like sport, work, entertainment, and therapy. Humans provide horses with food, shelter, and healthcare from specialists.

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ages, size, colors, markings, breeds, locomotion, and behavior.

Horses' anatomy enables them to make use of speed to escape predators and they have
a well-developed sense of balance and a strong fight-or-flight response. Related to
this need to flee from predators in the wild is an unusual trait: horses are able to sleep
both standing up and lying down. Female horses, called mares, carry their young for
approximately 11 months, and a young horse, called a foal, can stand and run shortly
following birth. Most domesticated horses begin training under saddle or in harness
between the ages of two and four. They reach full adult development by age five, and
have an average lifespan of between 25 and 30 years.

Horse breeds are loosely divided into three categories based on general temperament:
spirited "hot bloods" with speed and endurance; "cold bloods", such as draft horses
and some ponies, suitable for slow, heavy work; and "warmbloods", developed from
crosses between hot bloods and cold bloods, often focusing on creating breeds for
specific riding purposes, particularly in Europe. There are more than 300 breeds of
horse in the world today, developed for many different uses.

Horses and humans interact in a wide variety of sport competitions and


non-competitive recreational pursuits, as well as in working activities such as police
work, agriculture, entertainment, and therapy. Horses were historically used in
warfare, from which a wide variety of riding and driving techniques developed, using
many different styles of equipment and methods of control. Many products are
derived from horses, including meat, milk, hide, hair, bone, and pharmaceuticals
extracted from the urine of pregnant mares. Humans provide domesticated horses with
food, water and shelter, as well as attention from specialists such as veterinarians and
farriers.

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