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Horse Glossary
| Horse | A large, solid hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Eqqus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing. Any of several odd-toed ungulates belonging to the family Equidae, including the horse, zebra, donkey, mule, hinny, etc, having a thick, flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck and bearing the weight on only one functioning digit, the third, which is widened into a round or spade-shaped hoof. |
| Eohippus | The earliest known horse, a member of the extinct genus from the early Eocene Epoch of the Northern Hemisphere. A terrier-sized herbivore having four hoofed toes on each forefoot and three on each hind foot, a low-crowned teeth. |
| Mesohippus | North American three-toed Oligocene animal; probably not directly ancestral to modern horses. |
| Equus | Type genus of the Equidae: only surviving genus of the Equidae family. |
| Equine | Of, pertaining to, or resembling a horse. A horse. |
| Hoof | The horny covering protecting the ends of the digits or encasing the foot in certain animals, such as the ox or horse. The entire foot of a donkey, horse, etc. |
| Mane | The long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion. |
| Forelock | The lock of hair that grows from the fore part of the head. (Of a horse) A tuft of hair above or on the forehead. |
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