Horses

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Horses are majestic creatures. Once upon a time, horses were wild and roamed free like squirrels, foxes, bears, and other animals. They have been living for thousands of years and even date back to prehistoric times.

You can even see horses in cave paintings, like the one below.

Horses have a special place in our history. They once were a very important part of transportation. They helped us travel from place to place. In fact, they were once as important for traveling as cars are now.

Today, we don't really use horses as much for transportation. Instead, horses live on farms and ranches where they might help do things like plow fields. Sometimes, police officers ride horses when they patrol the streets in different cities.

Take a moment to watch a video about horses.

Horses are mammals, which means they are warm-blooded and have vertebrae. All horses have four legs and four hooves. They also have two ears, two eyes, a nose, very big square-shaped teeth, a tail, a mouth, and a mane!

Horses are called by different names depending on if they are male, female, or a newborn. A male horse is called stallion.

A female horse is called a mare, and a baby horse is called a foal.

Horses are herbivores. This means they only eat plants, mainly grass and hay.

Wow! That was a lot of information about horses! Great work!

Now, that you know more about these unique animals, let's move on to the Got It? section.