1. Introduction to History of the Equine Domestication of Horses
Equine Science 1
Introduction to History of the Equine
Domestication of Horses

2. Original Uses of Horses
Draft
Transportation
Warfare
Art and mythology
Food (flesh was used in prehistoric times)

3. Pleasure?
Why was the horse not originally used for pleasure as it is today?
Restraint and control was not suitable until bits and other tack used for control was invented

4. Today? Horses are used for sports Racing Competitive shows Rodeos
Pleasure riding

5. Herbivores: horses eat plant material and no meat
Makeup of the horse:
Herbivores: horses eat plant material and no meat
Structured such that horses are excellent runners for their size and weight.

6. Equus cavallus
Equus cavallus is the genus and species name given to our present day horses

7. Changing horses: Eohippus: earliest horse Also called Hyracotherium
Discovered by Max
Small animal about the size of a fox or dog
Fossils found indicate that they existed about 54 million years ago in the Northern Hemisphere
Eohippus were 2 ft long and 8 inches tall

8. Eohippus Four toes on the front and 3 toes on the hind feet
Head was elongated and had 44 teeth