Evolution
The earliest ancestor of the modern horse was the:
Eohippus
What was the first species to be domesticated?
Dog
Foal
Golden coat with black points
Buckskin
What are the three main gaits that we identify?
Walk, Trot, Lope
Approximately how many million years ago did Eohippus live?
50 million
What were horses first used for by humans?
food
1 to 2 years old
Yearling
A palomino is best described as:
Golden coat with white mane and tail
2-Beat Gait
Trot
Mesohippus was characterized by having:
Three toes
Sheep, pigs and cattle were domesticated how long ago?
8,000 - 11,000
Male uncastrated 5-year-old
gelding
A black horse with roaning is called a:
Blue Roan
Which gait is a 4-beat gait?
Walk
Merychippus adapted primarily to:
Hard grasses of the plains
When were horses depicted in cave drawings?
Stone Age / in Western European cave art
10-year-old female horse
Mare
A bay horse has:
A red body with black points
What gait is close to a trot, but slower.
Jog
The correct timeline of evolution -
Horses were domesticated how long ago?
5,500 years ago
What's the difference between a colt and a filly?
A colt - male 1 to 4 years old
A filly - female 1 to 4 years old
Dark brown coat with brown nose:
Brown
3-Beat Gait
Lope