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 HORSES Horses are amazing animals that you should learn about! There are: breeds of horses, colors of horses, and the family of horses. To find out a little bit about them, read on!!! Some of the common breeds of horses are: Paint, Appaloosa, quarter horse, Palomino, Belgian, and lastly the Przwalski horse. The Przwalski horse is the only surviving subspecies of horse that hasn’t been domesticated. When you get a horse, you should choose the "just right" breed. Some are big; some small. As you can see, the breed of horse makes every horse different from another. Finally, the family of horses include zebras and donkeys, which are the main relatives of horses. The difference is that zebras always have stripes and live in herds. Donkeys are different than horses because they are smaller; they have an uneven mane and they have a tufted tail. Horses are an amazing animal because of their breeds, their colors and their family. I hope you will learn more about this amazing species, now that you have learned a little bit about them! GLOSSARY Breed- a type of animal Paint- a type of horse Appaloosa- a type of horse Quarter horse- a type of horse Palomino- a color of horse and a type of horse Belgian- a type of horse Przwalski horse- the first type of horse Sorrel- a color of horse Mane- the hair on the horse’s neck Herd- a group of animals Species- a type of animal. Example: a dog is a species of animal. Article posted June 4, 2008 at 12:29 PM • comment • Reads 1114 • see all articles |
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