Terms
male castrated horse
gelding
Who brought the horses back to North America after they went extinct?
The Spanish
Scientific name of a horse
Equus Caballus
What is the nickname for the eohippus?
dawn horse
AET stand for:
Agriculture Experience Project
female horse adult
mare
Horses became less important with the invention of the:
Tractor
Pliohippus
What was the size of the eohippus?
cat, small fox, 8 inches
When is the late work cut off date for term 1?
Oct 15
a baby horse of either gender
foal
Plowing, planting, harvesting, mining, timber
This horse was 24 inches tall and was better suited to outrun enemies than its ancestor
Mesohippus/Olioghippus
How many toes were on the front of the eohippus?
4 toes on front
Assignments are all out of how many points?
4
a baby female horse
filly
This route used horses to deliver mail across the country
the pony express
What happened to the size of horses as they evolved?
got larger
What is the evolutionary remnant of a toe on a modern day horse called? (brown crusty thing on their leg)
chestnut
Bell work can be made up with ____ days of being absent.
7 days
colt
What is it called when we breed horses for different purposes or traits?
Selective breeding
Why did horses necks and legs become longer over time?
grazing and running from enemies
Climate, lack of grass
Joiner's favorite drink:
Dr. Pepper