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    The horse is a domesticated single-toed hoofed mammal that has been domesticated by humans for transportation and agricultural purposes for thousands of years. Horses evolved over 45-55 million years from small multi-toed creatures into the large single-toed animals of today. There are over 300 breeds of modern domesticated horses that have been bred for different uses like work, sport, or recreation. Horses and humans have a long history of interaction and horses are still used for various activities like racing, riding, policing, entertainment, agriculture, and therapy today.

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    The horse is a domesticated single-toed hoofed mammal that has been domesticated by humans for transportation and agricultural purposes for thousands of years. Horses evolved over 45-55 million years from small multi-toed creatures into the large single-toed animals of today. There are over 300 breeds of modern domesticated horses that have been bred for different uses like work, sport, or recreation. Horses and humans have a long history of interaction and horses are still used for various activities like racing, riding, policing, entertainment, agriculture, and therapy today.

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    Horse

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    For other uses, see Horse (disambiguation).

    Horse

    Conservation status
    Domesticated
    Scientific classification

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
    Class: Mammalia
    Order: Perissodactyla
    Family: Equidae
    Genus: Equus
    Species: E. ferus
    Subspecies: E. f.
    caballus
    Trinomial name
    Equus ferus caballus
    Linnaeus, 1758[1]

    Synonyms[2]

    at least 48 published

    The horse (Equus ferus caballus)[2][3] is a domesticated one-toed hoofed


    mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of
    two extant subspecies of Equus ferus. The horse has evolved over the past
    45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature, Eohippus, into the
    large, single-toed animal of today. Humans began domesticating 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.
    Horses are adapted to run, allowing them to quickly escape predators,
    possessing an excellent 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, with younger
    horses tending to sleep significantly more than adults. [4] 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 a saddle or in a 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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