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Horse

2008-11-11T18:53:25Z

Stumpy0750: /* Evolutionary view of origins */

{{Taxonomy|image = Blackstallion.jpg|kingdom = Animalia|phylum = Chordata|subphylum = Vertebrata|class = Mammalia|order = Perissodactyla|suborder = Hippomorpha |family = Equidae|genus = Equus|species = E. caballus (Domestic Horse)<br>E. ferus caballus (Wild Horse)}}
'''Horses''' are large mammals known for their beauty and usefulness to humans. They provide a source of rapid transportation for hunting and travel and can pull wagons and carts. Before the invention of the tractor, horses were invaluable to farmers who used them to plough fields and haul heavy loads.

Horses have been bred since antiquity. Their use for transportation was curtailed in the early 1900s as [[automobile]]s (then called "horseless carriages") replaced them. In [[US Customary System of Units|imperial measurement]]s, motors are still measured in terms of [[horsepower]].

The height of a horse is usually measured in "hands", with one hand corresponding to to approximately four inches or ten centimetres.

==Evolutionary view of origins==

Evolutionary biologists believe that the modern horse has slowly evolved into its present form over the course of about 60 million years, from ''Hyracotherium'' (60 million years ago) to our "modern-day horse," ''Equus'' (1 million years ago). This claim is based on various pieces of fossil evidence arranged in an evolutionary pattern, such as the change from five toes on ''Hyracotherium'' (some vestigial) to three toes on ''Mesohippus'' and then to the single toe of ''Equus'' along with the progressing development of hooves. The skulls also shows an evolutionary trend from fossil to fossil, as do the teeth changing from a browser to a grazer.<ref>[http://chem.tufts.edu/science/evolution/HorseEvolution.htm Horse Evolution] from Tufts University</ref>

All horses are n00bs, as are the people who ride them. In fact, if you go back in time, you will see that horses were often used as beasts of burden for their masters. The fact that they are owned proves the theory that they are n00bs.

==Young Earth Creationist view of origins==

[[Young Earth Creationism|Creationary]] biologists believe that the horse [[baraminology|baramin]] is one of the kinds taken by [[Noah]] aboard the Ark. Therefore all horse-like animals (including zebras and donkeys) are descended from the fourteen horses taken on board by Noah.<ref>Sarfati, Jonathan, [http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/595/ How did all the animals fit on Noah's Ark?], Creation 19(2):16–19, March 1997.</ref>

Creationists reject that ''Hyracotherium'' is a horse at all (it was named by [[Richard Owen]] as being similar to a [[hyrax]], not a horse,<ref name="NonE">Sarfati, Jonathan, [http://creationontheweb.com/content/view/308/ The non-evolution of the horse], ''Creation'' 21(3):28–31, June 1999.</ref> and consider the rest of the so-called ''horse series'' as simply variations within the horse baramin, and not evidence of evolution at all.
Modern horses have considerable variation, with height varying between four hands and 20 hands, the number of ribs varying between 17 and 19, and some horses having three toes, like some supposed evolutionary ancestors.<ref name="NonE" />

==References==
<references/>

==Links==
*[http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/horses/Horses-w.htm Horses and horse breeds]
*[http://www.thehorse.com/ Equine health care] at TheHorse.com

[[Category:Hoofed Mammals]]
[[Category:Livestock]]
[[Category:Equestrianism]]
[[Category:Biblical Animals]]

Horse

2008-11-11T18:52:12Z

Stumpy0750: /* Evolutionary view of origins */

{{Taxonomy|image = Blackstallion.jpg|kingdom = Animalia|phylum = Chordata|subphylum = Vertebrata|class = Mammalia|order = Perissodactyla|suborder = Hippomorpha |family = Equidae|genus = Equus|species = E. caballus (Domestic Horse)<br>E. ferus caballus (Wild Horse)}}
'''Horses''' are large mammals known for their beauty and usefulness to humans. They provide a source of rapid transportation for hunting and travel and can pull wagons and carts. Before the invention of the tractor, horses were invaluable to farmers who used them to plough fields and haul heavy loads.

Horses have been bred since antiquity. Their use for transportation was curtailed in the early 1900s as [[automobile]]s (then called "horseless carriages") replaced them. In [[US Customary System of Units|imperial measurement]]s, motors are still measured in terms of [[horsepower]].

The height of a horse is usually measured in "hands", with one hand corresponding to to approximately four inches or ten centimetres.

==Evolutionary view of origins==

Evolutionary biologists believe that the modern horse has slowly evolved into its present form over the course of about 60 million years, from ''Hyracotherium'' (60 million years ago) to our "modern-day horse," ''Equus'' (1 million years ago). This claim is based on various pieces of fossil evidence arranged in an evolutionary pattern, such as the change from five toes on ''Hyracotherium'' (some vestigial) to three toes on ''Mesohippus'' and then to the single toe of ''Equus'' along with the progressing development of hooves. The skulls also shows an evolutionary trend from fossil to fossil, as do the teeth changing from a browser to a grazer.<ref>[http://chem.tufts.edu/science/evolution/HorseEvolution.htm Horse Evolution] from Tufts University</ref>

All horses are n00bs, as are the people who ride them.

==Young Earth Creationist view of origins==

[[Young Earth Creationism|Creationary]] biologists believe that the horse [[baraminology|baramin]] is one of the kinds taken by [[Noah]] aboard the Ark. Therefore all horse-like animals (including zebras and donkeys) are descended from the fourteen horses taken on board by Noah.<ref>Sarfati, Jonathan, [http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/595/ How did all the animals fit on Noah's Ark?], Creation 19(2):16–19, March 1997.</ref>

Creationists reject that ''Hyracotherium'' is a horse at all (it was named by [[Richard Owen]] as being similar to a [[hyrax]], not a horse,<ref name="NonE">Sarfati, Jonathan, [http://creationontheweb.com/content/view/308/ The non-evolution of the horse], ''Creation'' 21(3):28–31, June 1999.</ref> and consider the rest of the so-called ''horse series'' as simply variations within the horse baramin, and not evidence of evolution at all.
Modern horses have considerable variation, with height varying between four hands and 20 hands, the number of ribs varying between 17 and 19, and some horses having three toes, like some supposed evolutionary ancestors.<ref name="NonE" />

==References==
<references/>

==Links==
*[http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/horses/Horses-w.htm Horses and horse breeds]
*[http://www.thehorse.com/ Equine health care] at TheHorse.com

[[Category:Hoofed Mammals]]
[[Category:Livestock]]
[[Category:Equestrianism]]
[[Category:Biblical Animals]]

Horse

2008-11-11T18:49:38Z

Stumpy0750: /* Evolutionary view of origins */

{{Taxonomy|image = Blackstallion.jpg|kingdom = Animalia|phylum = Chordata|subphylum = Vertebrata|class = Mammalia|order = Perissodactyla|suborder = Hippomorpha |family = Equidae|genus = Equus|species = E. caballus (Domestic Horse)<br>E. ferus caballus (Wild Horse)}}
'''Horses''' are large mammals known for their beauty and usefulness to humans. They provide a source of rapid transportation for hunting and travel and can pull wagons and carts. Before the invention of the tractor, horses were invaluable to farmers who used them to plough fields and haul heavy loads.

Horses have been bred since antiquity. Their use for transportation was curtailed in the early 1900s as [[automobile]]s (then called "horseless carriages") replaced them. In [[US Customary System of Units|imperial measurement]]s, motors are still measured in terms of [[horsepower]].

The height of a horse is usually measured in "hands", with one hand corresponding to to approximately four inches or ten centimetres.

==Evolutionary view of origins==

Evolutionary biologists believe that the modern horse has slowly evolved into its present form over the course of about 60 million years, from ''Hyracotherium'' (60 million years ago) to our "modern-day horse," ''Equus'' (1 million years ago). This claim is based on various pieces of fossil evidence arranged in an evolutionary pattern, such as the change from five toes on ''Hyracotherium'' (some vestigial) to three toes on ''Mesohippus'' and then to the single toe of ''Equus'' along with the progressing development of hooves. The skulls also shows an evolutionary trend from fossil to fossil, as do the teeth changing from a browser to a grazer.<ref>[http://chem.tufts.edu/science/evolution/HorseEvolution.htm Horse Evolution] from Tufts University</ref>

All horses are n00bs.

==Young Earth Creationist view of origins==

[[Young Earth Creationism|Creationary]] biologists believe that the horse [[baraminology|baramin]] is one of the kinds taken by [[Noah]] aboard the Ark. Therefore all horse-like animals (including zebras and donkeys) are descended from the fourteen horses taken on board by Noah.<ref>Sarfati, Jonathan, [http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/595/ How did all the animals fit on Noah's Ark?], Creation 19(2):16–19, March 1997.</ref>

Creationists reject that ''Hyracotherium'' is a horse at all (it was named by [[Richard Owen]] as being similar to a [[hyrax]], not a horse,<ref name="NonE">Sarfati, Jonathan, [http://creationontheweb.com/content/view/308/ The non-evolution of the horse], ''Creation'' 21(3):28–31, June 1999.</ref> and consider the rest of the so-called ''horse series'' as simply variations within the horse baramin, and not evidence of evolution at all.
Modern horses have considerable variation, with height varying between four hands and 20 hands, the number of ribs varying between 17 and 19, and some horses having three toes, like some supposed evolutionary ancestors.<ref name="NonE" />

==References==
<references/>

==Links==
*[http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/horses/Horses-w.htm Horses and horse breeds]
*[http://www.thehorse.com/ Equine health care] at TheHorse.com

[[Category:Hoofed Mammals]]
[[Category:Livestock]]
[[Category:Equestrianism]]
[[Category:Biblical Animals]]

Horse

2007-03-14T01:51:26Z

Stumpy0750:

'''Horses''' are four legged beasts-of-burden of the ''Equus'' family. (See Apocalypse)