Horses
by Julio D. Sanchez
- What is a horse?
- A horse is an animal.
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- The scientific name for a horse is Equus caballus.
- A horse is a mammal.
- It has four legs.
- Each leg has a hoof.
- People keep and raise horses.
- What horse breeds are there?
- Small breeds of horses are Shetland ponies.
- Big horses are Clydesdales for heavy work.
- There are all sizes of horses in between.
- What are different horses called?
- A baby horse is called a foal.
- They can stand soon after they are born.
- When a foal stops drinking its mother's milk, it is called a
weanling.
- When a horse is a year old, it is a yearling.
- A filly is a young female or girl horse.
- A mare is a grown up filly.
- A young boy horse is a colt.
- When a colt grows up it is a stallion.
- How long have horses been on Earth?
- Horses have been on earth for about 30,000 years.
- People have kept horses for about 5,500 years.
- What do people do with horses?
- Horses can pull wagons, carriages, and streetcars.
- Horses pull plows to help farmers.
- Trained horses are used in circuses and horse shows.
- Jockeys ride horses in races.
- People can ride horses.
- Cowboys ride horses to take care of cattle.
- Police ride horses to catch crooks.
- Alyssa rides horses for fun.
- Horses can walk, trot, canter, and gallop. Horses can also jump
and swim.
- People even milk horses to drink in Asia.
- How do people take care of horses?
- People feed their horses.
- What do horses eat?
- Horses eat grass, oats, carrots, hay.
- They give horses lots of clean water.
- People have to clean their hooves.
- They brush the fur.
- They exercise their horses.
- Blacksmiths put on horseshoes.
- You have to clean the stall.
- People wash horses to keep them clean.
- Veterinarians give horses medicine and vaccines to keep them
healthy.
- Where do horses live?
- Some horses live in the wild.
- Most horses live with people.
- Horses live on farms.
- Horses live in stables.
- They live on ranches.
- People and horses have been together helping each other for thousands of
years.
- Where I got information
http://horserunner.com/