Appearance characteristics and habits of the horse

The horse is well-proportioned, with long limbs, a well-developed third toe, hooves, and degeneration of the second and fourth toes, with only degenerated metacarpals and metatarsals remaining. The limbs are highly specialized, the humerus and femur are very short, the radius and tibia are very long, and the ulna and fibula are retracted. Third toe developed, metacarpals very long while phalanges (fingers) are shorter, single hoofed. Cheek teeth highly crowned; upper molar enamel folds fine.

Wild horses prefer to live in herds, usually consisting of a stallion, several mares, and their offspring. Each population has a well-defined range and migrates at a rate of 5-10 kilometers per day. Wild horses feed on hyacinth, pokeweed, reeds and red willow on the desert, and in winter they can plow through snow to forage for dead grass.

Individuals in a group often clean each other's skin after eating, gently nibbling on each other's jerkin, shoulders, dorsal flanks and rumps. Sometimes they also perform self-care, such as rolling, self-brushing and dispersing flies. Wildebeests communicate through sounds, smells, and behaviors such as pursing ears, pawing, and nibbling.

Extended information;

While records of horse breeding date back thousands of years, deciphering the genetic origins of the modern horse remains difficult. But in 2017 a study showed that almost all modern horse breeds can be traced back to two different ancient Middle Eastern breeds that were then brought to Europe about 700 years ago.

About 6,000 years ago, humans began domesticating horses on the Eurasian steppes, near what is now Ukraine and western Kazakhstan. For thousands of years, humans made these animals "work" for them, selectively domesticating and breeding them so that they would have desirable traits such as speed, endurance, strength, intelligence and trainability.

The study of the horse's lineage has now advanced almost as far as the beginning of domestication, but it wasn't until the 18th century that the horse was given an "identity card" - a detailed "pedigree certificate" was issued in Europe to allow the horse to be traced back to the time when it was domesticated. It wasn't until the 18th century that horses were given "identity cards" - detailed "pedigree certificates" were issued in Europe to trace a foal's sire and any traits it might have inherited.

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