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1. Evolution & development. Ancestors of the modern horse ; Related species & distant cousins ; Equus ferus ; Conquering the globe
2. Anatomy & biology. The horse as a mammal ; The life cycle of the horse ; Breeding ; Crossbreeding & hybrids ; The mechanics of breeding ; Anatomy of a horse ; The skeleton & body ; The skull, teeth & jaw ; Eating & the digestive system ; Systems & senses ; How the hoof developed ; Coat & color ; Equine disease & illness ; The horse genome
3. Society & behavior. Courtship & mating ; Parenting ; Foals & early life ; Social groups & behavior ; Eating & sleeping ; Horse
horse communication ; Vocalization ; Horse cognition ; The horse's memory ; The emotional horse ; How horses learn ; Wild versus domesticated horses
4. Horses & people. Early relations ; The first herders ; Many uses: early horses ; Riding horses: the story of tack ; The history of training ; The war-horse ; The sporting horse ; Centers of breeding worldwide ; Horses for profit ; Ethology & ethics
5. A directory of horse breeds. Historic breeds ; From historic to modern breeds.
2. Anatomy & biology. The horse as a mammal ; The life cycle of the horse ; Breeding ; Crossbreeding & hybrids ; The mechanics of breeding ; Anatomy of a horse ; The skeleton & body ; The skull, teeth & jaw ; Eating & the digestive system ; Systems & senses ; How the hoof developed ; Coat & color ; Equine disease & illness ; The horse genome
3. Society & behavior. Courtship & mating ; Parenting ; Foals & early life ; Social groups & behavior ; Eating & sleeping ; Horse
horse communication ; Vocalization ; Horse cognition ; The horse's memory ; The emotional horse ; How horses learn ; Wild versus domesticated horses
4. Horses & people. Early relations ; The first herders ; Many uses: early horses ; Riding horses: the story of tack ; The history of training ; The war-horse ; The sporting horse ; Centers of breeding worldwide ; Horses for profit ; Ethology & ethics
5. A directory of horse breeds. Historic breeds ; From historic to modern breeds.