The question at hand is, therefore, whether or not modern horses, Equus caballus, should be considered native wildlife. The question is legitimate, and the answer important. In North America, the wild ...

All breeds of horses are members of the modern species Equus caballus, but experts believe that Friesians are actually descended from an ancient European species called Equus robustus. Unlike most ...

No animal has played so central a role in human civilization than Equus ferus caballus—the domesticated horse. A new study from an international team of scientists discovered that the horse was ...

All horses are members of the same species — Equus caballus. The quarter horse breed wasn’t officially established until the 1940s, when enthusiasts created the American Quarter Horse Association.