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.
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  • Big horses are Clydesdales for heavy work.
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  • 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.
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  • 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.
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  • Horses pull plows to help farmers.
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  • Trained horses are used in circuses and horse shows.
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  • Jockeys ride horses in races.
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  • People can ride horses.
    • Cowboys ride horses to take care of cattle.
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    • Police ride horses to catch crooks.
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    • Alyssa rides horses for fun.
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    • Horses can walk, trot, canter, and gallop. Horses can also jump and swim.
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  • People even milk horses to drink in Asia.
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• 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.
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  • They brush the fur.
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  • 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.
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  • Most horses live with people.
    • Horses live on farms.
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    • Horses live in stables.
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    • They live on ranches.
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• People and horses have been together helping each other for thousands of years.
  
  
  
• Where I got information
  • Wikipedia
  • Google

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