Delightful Horse
by Marcia Lee Jones
Title
Delightful Horse
Artist
Marcia Lee Jones
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Photograph - Photography
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I have always been a lover of horses, due in part to their gracefulness, strength, power and lovely connection with humans. I was lucky enough to ride in my youth, so the connection has always remained with me.
The horse (Equus ferus caballus)[2][3] is one of two extant subspecies of Equus ferus, or the wild horse. It is an odd-toed ungulate mammal belonging to the taxonomic family Equidae. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature into the large, single-toed animal of today. Humans began to domesticate horses around 4000 BC, and their domestication is believed to have been widespread by 3000 BC. Horses in the subspecies caballus are domesticated, although some domesticated populations live in the wild as feral horses. These feral populations are not true wild horses, as this term is used to describe horses that have never been domesticated, such as the endangered Przewalski's horse, a separate subspecies, and the only remaining true wild horse. There is an extensive, specialized vocabulary used to describe equine-related concepts, covering everything from anatomy to life stages, size, colors, markings, breeds, locomotion, and behavior.
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Karen Conger
Beautiful natural photo of one of my favorite animals also. I am glad you mentioned Przewalski's horse as it is endangered. It is such a magnificent horse.
Kathy Krause
Great capture Marcia. I have also had a love for horses since childhood. I have not owned my own but walked miles to a friends farm and she would let me ride one of hers. Of course, only when my chores were finished. Blessings.