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Horse Breeds: All About Horses
An overview of horse care, health, riding and much more can be accessed here. This comprehensive site also provides breed specific photographs and information.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: The Horse
This resource presents illustrated essays about horses, developed in conjunction with museum-mounted exhibition, cover a wide range of topics, including the evolution of horses, the domestication of horses, the nature of horses, and the...
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: What Do You Know? Horses
A quick way to learn horse vocabulary. Students take an interactive quiz, check their answers, and then read why each answer is correct or incorrect.
South Carolina Educational Television
Etv: Artopia: Painting Critic: The Horse Fair by Rosa Bonheur
Explains how Rosa Bonheur uses gradient value in her painting, The Horse Fair. Also describes the content of the painting and gives a short biography of the artist. Students can answer questions about the painting, and compare and...
A-Z Animals
A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Horse (Equus Caballus)
This website identifies the defining characteristics of the Equus Caballus, better known as the horse.
South Carolina Educational Television
Etv: Artopia: Painting Critic: Horses Actors by Maria Izquierdo
Explains how Maria Izquierdo uses the concept of balance in her painting, Horses Actors. Also describes the content of the painting and gives a short biography of the artist. Students can answer questions about the painting, and compare...
Royal Canadian Geographical Society
Canadian Geographic: Animal Facts: Wild Horse
Learn fast facts, the physiology, habitats, behaviors and range of the horse.
University of Florida
U. Florida Museum: Fossil Horse Cyber Museum
An interesting site about prehistoric horses. Has a large gallery of fossilized horse pictures as well as an area explaining how a horse becomes fossilized.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of the American Indian: Song for the Horse Nation
An exhibition about horses in Native American cultures takes a sweeping look at the ways in which Native peoples, past and present, regard horses and horsemanship. Learn how the horse transformed Native approaches to the hunt, warfare,...
University of Missouri
University of Missouri: Unsoundnesses and Blemishes of Horses Feet and Legs
When purchasing a horse one needs the ability to recognize unsoundness, blemishes, and faulty conformation. This thorough site examines many of the ailments that should be looked for prior to purchasing a horse.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The Abc of Horses by Harry Payne
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book The ABC of Horses by Harry Payne, (1880?) an ABC picture book using a type of horse for each letter.
University of Missouri
University of Missouri: Determining Age of Horses by Their Teeth
Can the age of horses be determined by looking at their teeth? Yes it can and this competent site explains how to do it.
University of Missouri
University of Missouri: Health Hints for Your Horse
Without proper care horses may be susceptible to several ailments that will keep them from performing at their peak level. This informative discusses those ailments and what can be done to prevent them.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian: Famous Horses
Provides information on several horses that have a connection to the Smithsonian.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Horses
A scanned copy of the 1880 publication of The Horse, a picture book for children.
University of Missouri
University of Missouri: Buying a Horse
Buying a horse can be a very expensive proposition. This thorough site presents many points to consider prior to purchasing a horse and it delves into the pros and cons of buying a horse from a breeder, dealer, and auction.
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National Reining Horse Association
Information regarding the sport of reining horses world wide.
University of Georgia
University of Georgia: College of Veterinary Medicine: Horse Surgery
Have you ever wondered about how a horse is prepared for surgery? Interesting animal site lays out the whole process step-by-step.
Purdue University
Purdue University: Medical Entomology: Horse and Deer Flies
Horse flies and deer flies are significant pests to both humans and animals. This site describes their life cycles, feeding patterns, and some methods of controlling them.
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Arabian Horse Association
Extensive information about Arabian horses, including their history, their health, bloodlines, and genetics.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of the American Indian: A Song for the Horse Nation
This exhibit from the National Museum of the American Indian explores the close relationship of Native Americans and their horses through art, pottery, textiles, artifacts, and photographs. It traces this relationship from the 15th...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Project Ideas: How Horses Keep Warm in the Wind
In this mammalian biology science fair project, students will learn about methods of heat transfer and determine the best direction in which horses should stand in a cold wind to maintain their core temperature. The Science Buddies...
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Beautiful Breeds: Miniature Horse
American horse breed, miniture horses, are illustrated and facts about these mammals are provided. Choose Miniature Horse from the list on the right.
South Carolina Educational Television
Etv: Artopia: Painting Critic: A Man and a Horse by a Stream by Hua Yan
Explains how Hua Yan, an eighteenth century Chinese artist, used the element of line in his painting, A Man and a Horse by a Stream. Also describes the content of the painting and gives a short biography of the artist. Students can...
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