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	Equine Post: Horses, equine information, sale horses
		Equidae Equus Horses are members of the family Equidae, which is one of three families in the order Perissodactyla.
		There are seven equine species in the genus Equus, including Equus Equus caballus, the domestic horse.
		Each equine is genetically very similar all other members of the genus.
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	Esi Knowledge Base - True Collection
		Equus caballus has, on average, the heaviest body build, the widest and deepest head, and the heaviest limbs of any of the six to eight living and one recently extinct (E.
		Equus, a monophyletic taxon, is derived from the late Miocene Dinohippus (Quinn, 1957).
		The long facial skull and the large teeth of Equus are correlated with a great increase in volume, during the later Tertiary period, of the anterior pituitary lobe.
	www.equinestudies.org /knowledge_base/mammalian.html (15264 words)

	The American Museum of Natural History - BioBulletin When is a Wild Horse Actually a Feral Horse?
		Equus burchellii the plains zebra, common zebra, or Burchell's zebra; east and southern Africa, from southern Sudan, Ethiopia, and Somalia, south to southeast Congo, southern Angola, northern Namibia and Botswana, and South Africa
		The forest horse (Equus caballus sylvaticus), which once may have occupied parts of Central Europe as far west as the Rhine, became the ancestor of the heavy horses used by knights in the Middle Ages, as well as of later-day draft horses.
		All are descended from stock of Equus caballus that escaped from indigenous horsemen, ranchers, farmers, or miners.
	biobulletin.amnh.org /D/2/3 (1934 words)

	Horse - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The horse (Equus caballus sometimes seen as a subspecies of the Wild Horse, Equus ferus caballus) is a large odd-toed ungulate mammal, one of ten modern species of the genus Equus.
		Historical wild species include the Forest Horse (Equus ferus silvaticus, also called the Diluvial Horse), thought to have evolved into Equus ferus germanicus, and may have contributed to the development of the heavy horses of northern Europe, such as Ardennais.
		The strides of this equus are long and flowing, unlike the short, choppy strides of a pony.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Horse (4879 words)

	Zebra
		The Chapman's zebra or the Damara zebra (Equus burchelli antiquorum) is a subspecies of plains zebra occurring from Angola and Namibia across northern South Africa to Transvaal.
		Hartmann's zebra (Equus zebra hartmanni) occupies the rugged, broken terrain at the edge of the African Plateau east of the Namib Desert.
		The Cape mountain zebra (Equus zebra zebra) is the smallest of the extant zebras -- with a shoulder height of about 120 centimeters (47 in.) -- and the most restricted geographically.
	www.shawcreekrockinghorses.com /zebra.htm (1920 words)

	Horse - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Horse (Equus caballus) is a sizeable ungulate mammal, one of the seven modern species of the genus Equus.
		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.
		The Tarpan, Equus caballus gmelini, became extinct in 1880.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/h/o/r/Horse.html (6209 words)

	Equus (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Equus is the only surviving genus in the once diverse family of horses.
		Fossils of Equus are found on every continent except Australia and Antarctica.
		The skull of the Leisey Equus was reassembled for the FLMNH by the talented team of Steve and Sue Hutchins.
	www.flmnh.ufl.edu /natsci/vertpaleo/fhc/equus1.htm (82 words)

	Pre-Dawn Horse
		HORSE, mammal of the genus Equus, of the family Equidae.
		Other descendants of Mesohippus were Miohippus and Merychippus; the latter genus developed high-crowned teeth, permitting it to feed by grazing on grass rather than by browsing on leaves.
		During the Pleistocene epoch the genus Equus apparently spread from North America to Eurasia, Africa, and South America.
	www.angelfire.com /mo/horsestuff/predawn.html (445 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Equidae
		ass ASS [ass] hoofed, herbivorous mammal of the genus Equus, closely related to the horse.
		There are two living species: Equus hemonius, the Asian ass, and E. asinus, the African ass.
		Przewalski's horse PRZEWALSKI'S HORSE [Przewalski's horse], wild horse of Asia, Equus przewalski, E. ferus przewalski, or E. caballus przewalski, the only extant wild horse that, in the purebred state, is not descended from the domestic horse.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Equidae (490 words)

	Zebra Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: )
		(Equus burchelli antiquorum) is a subspecies of plains zebra occurring from Angola and Namibia across northern South Africa to Transvaal.
		(Equus zebra hartmanni) occupies the rugged, broken terrain at the edge of the African Plateau east of the Namib Desert.
		(Equus zebra zebra) is the smallest of the extant zebras -- with a shoulder height of about 120 centimeters (47 in.) -- and the most restricted geographically.
	www.imh.org /imh/bw/zebra.html (1946 words)

	Author: Kathleen Hunt (jespah@u.washington.edu) Title: Horse Evolution FAQ This is a compa
		All these Equus species coexisted with other one-toed horses (such as _Astrohippus_) and with various successful hipparions and protohippines, which had been merrily evolving on their own paths.
		The only members of Equus -- and of the entire family Equidae -- that survived to historic times were: Order Perissodactyla Family Equidae Genus Equus _Equus burchelli_ -- the Plains zebra of Africa, including "Grant's zebra", "Burchell's zebra", "Chapman's zebra", the half-striped Quagga, and other subspecies.
		Concludes that Dinohippus was probably the ancestor of Equus, and Pliohippus was probably the ancestor of Astrohippus.) MacFadden, B.J. Patterns of phylogeny and rates of evolution in fossil horses: hipparions from the Miocene and Pliocene of North America.
	www.skepticfiles.org /origins/horses.htm (6067 words)

	Scientific Names
		Equus is the genus name for horses and their close relatives.
		Another species in the genus Equus is Equus burchellii, the plains zebra of Africa.
		The change from evaluating fungi with the naked eye to the use of a microscope to examine spores was one improvement in research that resulted in name changes.
	herbarium.usu.edu /fungi/FunFacts/Name_Game.html (932 words)

	Horse Evolution Over 55 Million Years
		It is believed to have given rise to Hippidion and Onohippidion, genera that thrived for a time in South American, and to Dinohippus which in turn led to Equus.
		Fossils of Pliohippus are found at many late Miocene localities in Colorado, the Great Plains of the US (Nebraska and the Dakotas) and Canada.
		Dinohippus is believed to be the closest relative to Equus, the genus that includes the living horses, asses and zebras.
	chem.tufts.edu /science/evolution/HorseEvolution.htm (1204 words)

	Wild Horses as Native North American Wildlife
		The genus Equus, which includes modern horses, zebras, and asses, is the only surviving genus in a once diverse family of horses that included 27 genera.
		The precise date of origin for the genus Equus is unknown, but evidence documents the dispersal of Equus from North America to Eurasia approximately 2-3 million years ago and a possible origin at about 3.4-3.9 million years ago.
		However, Equus survived and spread to all continents of the globe, except Australia and Antarctica.
	www.saplonline.org /wild_horses_native.htm (1159 words)

	Horse Evolution
		Pliohippus was very similar to Equus and until recently was thought to be the direct ancestor of Equus, except for two significant differences.
		Like Dinohippus, Equus was (and is) one-toed, with side ligaments that prevent twisting of the hoof, and has high-crowned, straight grazing teeth with strong crests lined with cement.
		We only have the impression of straight-line evolution because only one genus happens to still be alive, which deceives some people into thinking that that one genus was somehow the "target" of all the evolution.
	www.talkorigins.org /faqs/horses/horse_evol.html (5843 words)

	Horse Jigsaw Puzzles - Horse Puzzles -
		The horse (Equus caballus sometimes seen as a subspecies of the Wild Horse, Equus ferus caballus) is a large odd-toed ungulate mammal, one of ten modern species of the genus Equus.
		Historical wild species include the Forest Horse (Equus ferus silvaticus, also called the Diluvial Horse), thought to have evolved into Equus ferus germanicus, and may have contributed to the development of the heavy horses of northern Europe, such as Ardennais.
		The tarpan, Equus ferus ferus, became extinct in 1880.
	www.flashpuzzlezone.com /horse-jigsaw-puzzles (4932 words)

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		By placing the Hagerman horse in the genus Plesippus, he considered it to be closely related to another fossil species, Plesippus simplicidens, from Texas.
		Since the early work of Gidley, many other studies on fossil horses have been made and the consensus is that the horse at Hagerman does belong in the modern genus Equus and that it is the same as the extinct species from Texas, simplicidens.
		Even though the species found at Hagerman, Equus simplicidens, is known from elsewhere such as Nebraska, Florida, and Texas, all of the other records are much younger, making the sample from Hagerman the oldest.
	www.nps.gov /hafo/crittercorner/equus.htm (439 words)

	By: George Rudzinski To: Alan Kern Re: Horse 1 of 9 Ä Area: Evolutionary Mechanism Theory
		Until about 1 million years ago, there were Equus species all over Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, and South America, in enormous migrating herds that must easily have equalled the great North American bison herds, or th huge wildebeest migrations in Africa.
		The only members of Equus -- and of the entire family Equidae -- tha survived to historic times were Order Perissodactyl Family Equida Genus Equu _Equus burchelli_ -- the Plains zebra of Africa, including "Grant's zebra", "Burchell's zebra", "Chapman's zebra", the half-striped Quagga, and other subspecies.
		Instead, that one genus is merely the last surviving branch of a once mighty and sprawling "bush" The view of equine evolution as a complex bush with many contemporary species has been around for several decades, and is commonly recounted in modern biology and evolution textbooks.
	www.skepticfiles.org /misctext/horse.htm (6091 words)

	San Diego Zoo's Animal Bytes: Wild Ass
		Conservation status: Nubian wild ass Equus africanus africanus may be extinct in the wild; Somali wild ass Equus africanus somalicus is at critical risk.
		Somali wild asses Equus africanus somalicus are the smallest equids and are native to the rocky deserts of eastern Africa.
		The Nubian wild ass Equus africanus africanus may be extinct in the wild already.
	www.sandiegozoo.org /animalbytes/t-wild_ass.html (1288 words)

	Hyracotherium and Equus
		We desire to stress the Equus occidentalis especially, as we are personally familiar with that variety.
		The claim that Equus nevadensis and Equus occidentalis have been found in the same geological strata as Hyracotherium is fairly general, as no specific location is ever mentioned.
		Hay also writes about what may he thought might be a third example of Equus nevadensis, consisting of two upper left molars, and part of an lower right second molar, but refused to commit himself, only venturing that there was a resemblance to the teeth of the horse from Manhattan.
	www.talkorigins.org /faqs/horses/eohippus_equus.html (2415 words)

	Horse Boarding Stables
		(Zo["o]l.) A hoofed quadruped of the genus Equus ; especially, the domestic horse (E. caballus), which was domesticated in Egypt and Asia at a very early period.
		Several species of fossil (Equus) are known from the later Tertiary formations of Europe and America.
		The male of the genus horse, in distinction from the female or male; usually, a castrated male.
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	Sample text for Library of Congress control number 87026434
		The horse is an ungulate mammal of the order Perissodactyla, family Equidae, genus Equus and species caballus.
		The Perissodactyla are four-legged animals characterized by their feet, which rest on an odd number of toes, either three or a single one (the middle toe) protected by a covering of horn, called a hoof.
		These are Equus przewalskii gmefini, otherwise known as the Tarpan, the now-extinct horse of the eastern European steppes, Equus przewalskii poliakov from Mongolia, also in danger of becoming extinct, and Equus robustus of Central Europe, the first of the three to die out.
	www.loc.gov /catdir/samples/simon052/87026434.html (5602 words)

	Zebra
		The Family Equiidae has a single Genus (Equus) which contains 7 or 8 species of asses, horses and zebras.
		There are 3 living species of zebras separated by the size and shape of the ears, body size and stripe patterns.
		All photos contained herein are copyrighted and are not to be reproduced for commercial use without John H. Fields' expressed permission.
	www.meandmephoto.com /Africa/Pages/Zebras/ZebFace.html (88 words)

	Donkeys are Equids Too
		Horses are not the only members of the family Equus.
		Domestic donkeys, wild asses and also the zebra all belong to the genus Equus.
		EQUUS provides the latest information from the world's top veterinarians, equine researchers, riders and trainers on understanding and influencing equine behavior, recognizing the warning signs of illness and disease, and solving riding and training problems.
	www.equisearch.com /breeds/donkeyprofile/index.html (412 words)

	Horses Free Sports Listings
		Horses - The horse (Equus caballus or Equus ferus caballus) is a sizeable ungulate mammal, one of ten modern species of the genus Equus.
		Horses have long been one of the most economically important domesticated animals, and have played an important role in the transport of people and cargo for thousands of years.
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	www.freesportslistings.com /25/Horses (148 words)

	History and Information about Horses
		In the Miocene epoch Mesohippus was succeeded by Hypohippus and Anchitherium, both of which are thoght to have colonized the Old World from North America.
		Other descendants of mesohippus were Miohippus and merychippus; the later genus developed high-crowned teeth, permitting it to feed by grazing on grass rather than by browsing on leaves.
		During the Pleistocene epoch the genus Equus apparently spead from North america to Eurasia, Africa, and South America.
	members.tripod.com /~kendraLkelley/history.htm (1518 words)

	Bureau of Land Management Arizona - Wild Horse & Burro Program
		Of the 250 species of the genus Equus in this classification known to exist, only seven remain.
		From the African ass, there were two sub-species, the wild Somali ass, (Equus asinus somalicus) and the wild Nubian ass, (Equus asinus africanus).
		Listed as endangered, the Somali is uniform light grey in color with a white belly, a light muzzle and pale rings about the eyes.
	www.blm.gov /az/whb/whbhstry2.htm (610 words)

	Re: What is the scientific name for a horse?
		Interestingly (to me anyway) both words, equus and caballus, are Latin for "horse".
		Apparently, "caball" was a more dialectic term than "equus", that is, it was not as widely used by Latin speakers, so it lost out for genus name.
		As a genus name, Equus alone is used to refer to horses and all of their relatives, including donkeys (Equus asinus), three kinds of zebras (Equus burchelli, Equus grevyi, and Equus zebra), and wild Asian horses (Equus hemionus).
	www.madsci.org /posts/archives/may2001/990632864.Zo.r.html (108 words)

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