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The Horse, Equus caballus, is a large ungulate mammal, one of the seven modern species of the genus Equus. It has been important for transportation; to ride on, or for pulling a chariot, carriage, horse-drawn boat, stagecoach, tram, etc.; also as plough horse, etc. as well as food; see also domestication of the horse. Until the mid 20th century, the horse was used heavily in warfare.
The evolution of the horse from the very early (around 55 million years ago) Hyracotherium or eohippus to the wild equids listed below, is well understood in comparison to our understanding of the evolutionary succession of most animals. By natural selection, the toes of early horse ancestors reduced to the single central toe which forms the hoof of the modern equine. The opposite being animals with 'cloven' hooves (2 toes), like cows, pigs and sheep. Vestiges of other toes remain as the splint bones, the callous-like "chestnuts" on the inner sides of all four legs, and the "ergots" hidden in the hair of the underside of the fetlock joint.
Horses live in family groups in primarily grassland habitats. These normally consist of a mature stallion, his harem of mares, and the mares' offspring. Once young males reach breeding age and begin to attempt to breed mares or challenge the herd stallion, they are driven out of the herd and form "bachelor bands" with other young stallions. It's usually not until a stallion reaches 7 or 8 years old that he stands a real chance at acquiring mares, eventually becoming, if successful in the attempt, a "band stallion", i.e. having a harem of his own, having separated female equids from another stallion's band.
An alpha mare dictates the direction in which a family herd travels, while the stallion brings up the rear, "herding" his family. Recently, researchers have observed that there seems to be a form of democracy among horses. For instance, if the majority of the herd decides it's time to stop and eat, the whole herd will stop and eat.
The earliest evidence for the domestication of the horse comes from Central Asia and dates to about 3,000 BCE. There are competing theories about the time and place of domestication. However, wild species continued into historic times, including the Forest Horse, Equus caballus silvaticus (also called the Diluvial Horse); it is thought to have evolved into Equus caballus germanicus, and may have contributed to the development of the heavy horses of northern Europe, such as the Ardennais.
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Taxonmony
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Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: Equidae
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VIDEO CLIPS
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Horse
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PcTerror.de
Horse kick (humor)
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Horse
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PT3 - Eastern Washington Universtiy, Petting Zoo
Horse in a petting zoo
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Przewalski's Horse
Streaming RAM View Movie
National Geographic - Creature Feature Archive
Video of Przewalski's Horses
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Horse
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OutbackPro
Wild mustangs, Death Valley National Park
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Tennessee Walking Horse
3.620MB AVI View Movie
Oklahoma State University - Breeds of Livestock
A video clip of the tenessee walking horse.
"The most prominent characteristic of Tennessee Walkers is their swift and smooth "running walk."
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Tennessee Walking Horse
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Oklahoma State University - Breeds of Livestock
Tennessee Walking Horse - A Brief History of the Tennessee Walking Horse. "Over one hundred years ago, in the Middle Basin of Tennessee, a unique breed was created - the Tennessee Walking Horse".
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Tennessee Walking Horse
9.800MB AVI View Movie
Oklahoma State University - Breeds of Livestock
Tennessee Walking Horse - Examples of gaits for flat shod Tennessee Walking Horses
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Tennessee Walking
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Oklahoma State University - Breeds of Livestock
Tennessee Walking Horse - Show Gaits.
"It is a square four-beat gait with a gliding motion".
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Horse
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Oklahoma State University - Breeds of Livestock
Tennessee Walking Horse - Using Pads and Training Devices
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Quarter Horse
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Oklahoma State University - Breeds of Livestock
Quarter Horse - Contest
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Quarter Horse
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Oklahoma State University - Breeds of Livestock
Quarter Horse - Challenge. "Some breed historians have maintained that it is the oldest breed of horses in the United States".
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Horse
Streaming RM View Movie
PBS
Cloud's First Day
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Horse
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PBS
A Foal's Struggle
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Horse
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PBS
Horse race in Mongolia
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Przewalski's horse
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Arkive.org
Nice selection of Przewalski's horse video clips available in various formats
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Horse
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FreeStockFootage.com
Horse and cart
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Arabian Horse
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Arabian Horse in a corral
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Arabian Horse
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Arabian Horse in a corral
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Arabian Horse
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Arabian Horse in a corral
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Arabian Horse
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Arabian Horse in a corral
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Arabian Horse
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Arabian Horse in a corral
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Arabian Horse
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Four arabian horses running in a corral
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Arabian Horse
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Horseback ride in a forest
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Horse
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FreeStockFootage.com
Cows in a field with Sierra Nevada in background
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Horse
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Finley-Holiday Films
Wild Horses
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Horse
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Wrightwood Labs
Fall time with three horses standing in the pasture next to a pile of hay.
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Horse
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DVArchive
Man on horse crossing rocky fields with Himalayas background, has a cowboy feel
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Horse
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DVArchive
Horse racing, classic shot of horses bursting out of gate at race track
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Horse
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DVArchive
Horses charging across river in cattle drive style, cowboy image, wild horses
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Horse
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HD/DV Cuts
Mongolian Man & Child on Horseback in Snow
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Horse
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HD/DV Cuts
Palomino Horses on Green Pasture
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Horse
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Finley-Holiday Films
Horses - Colonial Williamsburg
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Horse
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WorldClips Stock Footage
Horses
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