horse

Also known as nag, horses

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OverviewAI-generated

The horse, scientifically known as *Equus ferus caballus*, is a subspecies within the kingdom Animalia. Its common names include caballu, omid, and Hauspferd. The subject is represented by the Unicode characters 🐎 and 🐴. It has been described in sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. The field of hippology studies this taxon.

Horses have a heart rate of 46.5 and a population of 58315816. Their temporal range began in the Piacenzian. They possess parts including the horse hoof, back, Equine vision, and stallion. Uses involve equestrianism, draft animal work, chariots, and horse-drawn vehicles. They are also a source of horsehair, horse meat, horse manure, and equine chorionic gonadotropin. Horseshoes are used in relation to them.

The topic appears in the Commons category Horses and the Portal:Horses. It is depicted in horses in art. The subject is referenced by 4,476 other encyclopedia articles. PubMed contains 104258 entries for the query horse.

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Research

104,258 papers

Hyperflexing the horse's neck: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2024König von Borstel U, Kienapfel K, McLean A et al.DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-72766-5
Contribution of Hemogram Plan in the Horse's Clinical Evaluation.ReviewJournal of equine veterinary science · 2023Satué K, Fazio E, Gardón JC et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2023.104292
ECEIM consensus statement on equine metabolic syndrome.Journal of veterinary internal medicine · 2019Durham AE, Frank N, McGowan CM et al.DOI: 10.1111/jvim.15423
Contrast Enhanced Computed Tomography Findings in 105 Horse Distal Extremities.ReviewJournal of equine veterinary science · 2021Pauwels F, Hartmann A, Alawneh J et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2021.103704
Hippotherapy.ReviewPhysical medicine and rehabilitation clinics of North America · 2004Meregillano GDOI: 10.1016/j.pmr.2004.02.002
General clinical considerations for anesthesia of the horse.ReviewThe Veterinary clinics of North America. Equine practice · 1990Thurmon JCDOI: 10.1016/s0749-0739(17)30526-6
'First Case of Stiff-Horse Syndrome in United Kingdom'.Journal of equine veterinary science · 2022Cantatore F, Marcatili M, Withers JDOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2022.104022
Dental Radiography of the Horse.Journal of veterinary dentistry · 2018Limone LE, Baratt RMDOI: 10.1177/0898756417736882

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Encyclopedic overview

36 sections

Contents

Lifespan and life stages
Size and measurement
Ponies
Genetics
Colors and markings
Reproduction and development
Anatomy
Skeletal system
Hooves
Teeth
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
Products
Care
Climate change
See also
References
Sources
Further reading
External links

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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.

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