The horse, herbivore herds livestock. 4000 years ago in human tame. The horse in ancient times was the agricultural production, transportation and military activities such as the main power. With the development of productive forces, to raise the level of science and technology, the invention of machinery and the widespread application, horse in real life the role of the less and less, the horse is mainly used in equestrian sport and production RuRou breeding programs, is greatly reduced. But in some developed countries and regions, and the horse is still to give priority to, and slumped to a draught an important source of power.
The living environment: the ancestors of the horse ShiZuMa life of the forest in North America, with leaves for food. Evolution to Miocene when the horse, to prairie grassland ancient life, from now on horse began to hay for food, life in grassland on top.Different kinds of horse body size can vary considerably.one. Heavy variety of 1200 kg weight.
The traditional Chinese painting horse photos (19 zhang) highlights
Body height 200 cm; Small variety weight of less than 200 kilograms, the body is only 95 cm high, the so-called pocket ponies only 60 cm tall. Head straight and slightly long, ear short. Long limbs, bone, solid tendon and ligament well developed, with palm pillow remains with cicadas (known as the night eyes), qualitative hard, can in feet on the ground running quickly hard. Coat and complex, with Liu, chestnut, green and black are in the majority; Fur spring, autumn all take off to change again. Sweat glands, be helpful for adjusting temperature, developed defying cold summer, easy to adapt to the new environment. Thoracic brood, cardiopulmonary developed, and is suitable for running and strong labor. The esophagus, stomach, the large intestine single narrow abnormal appendix especially developed and helps to digest absorb CuSiLiao. No gallbladder, bile duct developed. Teeth chewing force is powerful, the space between the molar incisors and called the bit department, installed with a bit of body, to drive. According to the number of teeth, shape and wear degree can determine age, hearing and smell sharp. Two eyes distance, the vision overlap only 30%, and distance, poor judgment At the same time the focal length of the weak, DiaoJieLi eyes to 500 meters outside object can only form of fuzzy image, and the close object can have the very good to identify its shape. Head and neck flexible, two eyes visible surface of 330 ° ~ 360 °. The fundus outer have a layer of film, according to photographic force is powerful, even at night can see around the object. The horse's life is about the age, a third of the horse, general life about twenty years old to thirty years old, the horse is very strong personalities of animals. If the technique of expression in a horse; It is the most GuiZuQi qualitative creatures-quiet heart, noble and natural and unrestrained temperament and brave to dedicated spirit!
