the horse is one of two extant subspecies of equus ferus.the horse is called equus ferus caballus.
Horses are such beautiful creatures. I enjoy riding them, but it's been awhile.
Horse
The horse ("Equus ferus caballus") is one of two extant subspecies of "Equus ferus". It is an odd-toed 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, "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 "
"wild horse" is also used colloquially in reference to free-roaming herds of feral horses such as the mustang in the United States, the brumby in Australia, and many others. These feral horses are untamed members of the domestic horse subspecies ("Equus ferus caballus"), not to be confused with the truly "wild" horse subspecies extant into modern times.
Ecology.
In general, wild horses are grazers that prefer to inhabit open areas, such as steppes and grasslands. They may have seasonal