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.
the horse has acually evolved over the past 45-55 millian years. it wa a small multi toed crature but now is a large single toed animal. thats impressive
Yes, it is. It's amazing how much people and animals have evolved. They were used for many other purposes besides recreation years ago, correct?
im not sure about what they were used for 45 million years ago but now their anatomy alows them to escape predators with speed and a high sense of balance. they have a strong fight or flight response
Yes, I was thinking more of around a couple of hundred years. When they were used for transportation and working the fields.
oh yes sorry yes of course. definitely used for transporation of goods and peple. horses in the subspecies caballus are domesticated though some domesticated populations live in the wild like feral horses.
Feral horses are so beautiful as well, but they sure have a strong sense of wildness and freedom.
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