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A horse is a large domesticated animal with four legs, a mane, and a tail, as shown in anatomical diagrams. Horses have been important to human society historically for transportation, agriculture, and other work purposes.
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- Lifespan and life stages
- Size and measurement
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- Genetics
- Colors and markings
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- Anatomy
- Skeletal system
- Hooves
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- Digestion
- Senses
- Movement
- Behavior
- Intelligence and learning
- Sleep patterns
- Taxonomy and evolution
- Wild species surviving into modern times
- Other modern equids
- Domestication and history
- Feral populations
- Breeds
- Interaction with humans
- Sport
- Work
- Warfare
- Entertainment and culture
- Therapeutic use
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The horse (Equus ferus caballus) 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, originally in North America. Humans began domesticating horses around 4000 BCE in Central Asia, and their domestication is believed to have been widespread by 3000 BCE. 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, which are horses that have never been domesticated. 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.