List of horse breeds

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/list-of-horse-breeds

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the domestication era?Horse domestication is estimated to have occurred approximately 5,500 years ago
2. What is a horse breed?A horse breed is a group of horses that share the same ancestry and have similar size, color, and behavior, following rules set by a registry.
3. How do horse breeds get created?Horse breeds are created by breeding horses that show good traits, like speed, strength, or calmness, over many generations.

Phenotype: The observable physical or biochemical characteristics of an organism, as determined by its genotype and environment.
Genotype: The genetic constitution of an individual organism.
Artificial Selection: The process by which humans selectively breed organisms for desired traits, as opposed to natural selection.