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The horse is a mammal that people have valued for thousands of years. In the past people commonly used horses to get from place to place and to pull heavy loads. People still use horses in sports and recreation. The scientific name of the horse is Equus caballus.
By careful selection breeders throughout history have developed various kinds of horses with a wide variety of characteristics to suit many different needs. The horse of the Middle Ages, for example, was bred for size and strength to carry a heavily armored knight and his weapons into battle.
28 Αυγ 2017 · The horse evolved over 45 to 55 million years ago. Humans first domesticated them between 4000 and 3000 BCE. Click for more facts for kids and download our worksheets.
As horses evolved over millions of years, they grew in size. At the same time they lost all but one of their toes on each foot. The earliest horse was the dawn horse (Hyracotherium or Eohippus). Przewalski's horse, a subspecies of the modern horse, is an endangered wild horse.
8 Σεπ 2024 · Modern horses are often used to reenact many of their historical work purposes. Horses are used, complete with equipment that is authentic or a meticulously recreated replica, in various live action historical reenactments of specific periods of history, especially recreations of famous battles.
Horse History. In the beginning, horses were wild animals. Horses were hunted for meat and especially for their hide (skin) which was used to make clothes, tools and tents. It was not until around 3000BC that people began to tame horses.
But how did horses make the journey from wild animals to ones humans could hitch themselves to and even ride? William T. Taylor explores how the domestication of horses influenced the fate of entire civilizations and dramatically altered human history.
