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Oklahoma State University

Oklahoma State University: Breeds of Livestock Horses

For Students 9th - 10th
For a very good primer on horses, visit this site. It contains an alphabetized listing of different types of horses, and the pages include the history of various breeds and their physical features.
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Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Alison Hart's Gabriel's Horses [Pdf]

For Students 5th - 8th
A reader's theater adaptation of Alison Hart's historical fiction book, Gabriel's Horses, is provided on this script. Nine character roles are needed in this performance.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Excerpt From Believing in Horses

For Students 7th - 8th
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Excerpt From Black Beauty: The Autobiography of a Horse

For Students 7th - 8th
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
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Other

Horse Breeds: All About Horses

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of horse care, health, riding and much more can be accessed here. This comprehensive site also provides breed specific photographs and information.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: The Horse

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents illustrated essays about horses, developed in conjunction with museum-mounted exhibition, cover a wide range of topics, including the evolution of horses, the domestication of horses, the nature of horses, and the...
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: What Do You Know? Horses

For Students 3rd - 8th
A quick way to learn horse vocabulary. Students take an interactive quiz, check their answers, and then read why each answer is correct or incorrect.
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South Carolina Educational Television

Etv: Artopia: Painting Critic: The Horse Fair by Rosa Bonheur

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains how Rosa Bonheur uses gradient value in her painting, The Horse Fair. Also describes the content of the painting and gives a short biography of the artist. Students can answer questions about the painting, and compare and...
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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Horse (Equus Caballus)

For Students 9th - 10th
This website identifies the defining characteristics of the Equus Caballus, better known as the horse.
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South Carolina Educational Television

Etv: Artopia: Painting Critic: Horses Actors by Maria Izquierdo

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains how Maria Izquierdo uses the concept of balance in her painting, Horses Actors. Also describes the content of the painting and gives a short biography of the artist. Students can answer questions about the painting, and compare...
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Royal Canadian Geographical Society

Canadian Geographic: Animal Facts: Wild Horse

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn fast facts, the physiology, habitats, behaviors and range of the horse.
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University of Florida

U. Florida Museum: Fossil Horse Cyber Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting site about prehistoric horses. Has a large gallery of fossilized horse pictures as well as an area explaining how a horse becomes fossilized.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of the American Indian: Song for the Horse Nation

For Students 9th - 10th
An exhibition about horses in Native American cultures takes a sweeping look at the ways in which Native peoples, past and present, regard horses and horsemanship. Learn how the horse transformed Native approaches to the hunt, warfare,...
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University of Missouri

University of Missouri: Unsoundnesses and Blemishes of Horses Feet and Legs

For Students 9th - 10th
When purchasing a horse one needs the ability to recognize unsoundness, blemishes, and faulty conformation. This thorough site examines many of the ailments that should be looked for prior to purchasing a horse.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Abc of Horses by Harry Payne

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book The ABC of Horses by Harry Payne, (1880?) an ABC picture book using a type of horse for each letter.
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University of Missouri

University of Missouri: Determining Age of Horses by Their Teeth

For Students 9th - 10th
Can the age of horses be determined by looking at their teeth? Yes it can and this competent site explains how to do it.
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University of Missouri

University of Missouri: Health Hints for Your Horse

For Students 9th - 10th
Without proper care horses may be susceptible to several ailments that will keep them from performing at their peak level. This informative discusses those ailments and what can be done to prevent them.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian: Famous Horses

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides information on several horses that have a connection to the Smithsonian.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Horses

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A scanned copy of the 1880 publication of The Horse, a picture book for children.
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University of Missouri

University of Missouri: Buying a Horse

For Students 9th - 10th
Buying a horse can be a very expensive proposition. This thorough site presents many points to consider prior to purchasing a horse and it delves into the pros and cons of buying a horse from a breeder, dealer, and auction.
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Other

National Reining Horse Association

For Students 9th - 10th
Information regarding the sport of reining horses world wide.
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University of Georgia

University of Georgia: College of Veterinary Medicine: Horse Surgery

For Students 9th - 10th
Have you ever wondered about how a horse is prepared for surgery? Interesting animal site lays out the whole process step-by-step.
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Purdue University

Purdue University: Medical Entomology: Horse and Deer Flies

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Horse flies and deer flies are significant pests to both humans and animals. This site describes their life cycles, feeding patterns, and some methods of controlling them.
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Other

Arabian Horse Association

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive information about Arabian horses, including their history, their health, bloodlines, and genetics.

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