Horse

:This article discusses ungulate mammals. For other meanings of horse, see Horse (disambiguation).

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The Horse (Equus caballus) is a sizeable ungulate mammal, one of the seven modern species of the genus Equus. It has long played an important role in transport, whether ridden or used for pulling a chariot, carriage, horse-drawn boat, stagecoach, tram, or plough. They have also been used for food. Though horses may have been domesticated in one isolated locale in 4500 BC, the unequivocal date of (1) domestication and (2) use as a means of transport dates to no earlier than circa 2000 BC, evidenced by the Sintashta chariot burials (see Domestication of the horse).

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Ungulate - Mammal - Equus - Transport - Chariot - Carriage - Horse-drawn boat - Stagecoach - Tram - Plough - Food - 4500 BC - 2000 BC - Sintashta - Chariot burial - Domestication of the horse

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Nevertheless, a close cousin of the horse, the donkey, was likely domesticated and used for transport circa 3000 BC (see discussions at Donkey and http://nefertiti.iwebland.com/timelines/topics/means_of_transportation.htm).

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Donkey - 3000 BC - Donkey

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Until the mid 20th century, armies used horses extensively in warfare: soldiers still call the groups of machines that now take the place of the horse on the battlefield "cavalry" units, sometimes keeping traditional names (Lord Strathcona's Horse, et cetera)

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20th century - Warfare - Cavalry - Lord Strathcona's Horse

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