Equine Behaviour

Evolution- how big was the first ancestor of the horse?

• mouse-sized

• cow-sized

• as big as a rabbit

• about the size of a pig

Where did horses originate from as a species?

• Europe and the Americas

• Europe only

• America only

• China

• China and Europe

How long ago did the first horse ancestor appear?

• 10 million years ago

• 60 million years ago

• 100 million years ago

• 1 million years ago

• 500 million years ago

How many toes did the first horse ancestor have?

• Four

• Five

• One

• Three

The first ancestor to the horse was called ''Eohippus''

• True

• False

How many Primitive Breeds are there?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

The ''third toe'' has now evolved into the horses' splint bone

• True

• False

What would you like to learn about in this module?