Directory of Horses Resources

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Horses first existed (probably) in the steppes of central Asia between 3000 and 4000 B.C. These first animals were kept for meat and milk. As early man became more mobile undoubtedly horses began to be used as pack animals. Today, many people enjoy riding on horses for enjoyment; and some still use it as their primary means of transportation, especially on farms.

Subcategories

• Riding

Resources in This Category

• Cool Horse Stuff

  http://www.coolhorsestuff.com/
  Contains photos of horses, games, and stories.

• Fossil Horse Cybermuseum

  http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/natsci/vertpaleo/fhc/firstCM.htm
  Learn all about ancient horses and their ancestors in this exhibit developed by the Florida Museum of Natural History.

• Hippology: Studying the Horse

  http://www.spiletta.com/UTHOF/hippology/
  Study notes for those competing in 4-H or Pony Club Hippology, Horse Bowl, or Know Down competitions. Includes articles, bulletin board, and links.

• Horse Breeds Online

  http://www.horse-breeds.net/
  Learn about some of breeds, health, and care of horses. Also contains information about stallions, mares, and foals.

• Horses

  http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/horses/introduction/3153/
  Public Broadcasting System (PBS) Nature program on what a horse is, how some handicapped riders have succeeded, and how horsepower has helped civilization develop.

• Horses 4 Kids

  http://horses4kids.com/
  Games, stories, quizzes, and links.

• Horses and History

  http://mysite.verizon.net/mmaidens/
  Explains how horses helped build civilizations from ancient times, through the Middle Ages, up to modern times.

• Przewalski's Horse

  http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/phorse.htm
  All about the only surviving species of wild horse; from the Canadian Museum of Nature.

• Wild Horses of Mongolia

  http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/wild-horses-of-mongolia-with-julia-roberts/introduction/2887/
  PBS Nature program narrated by Julia Roberts about the wild horses in Mongolia through the ages and as they are now.

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