Horses of the World

Biodiversity is often discussed as if it only applied to wild creatures and only worked at the species level. Domesticated animals and plants also have biodiversity which makes it possible to breed and select for various properties and behaviours. Horses are the subject of this book. A particular problem with horses is that there is only one wild species of horse: Przewalski’s horse. What are referred to as wild horses are horses that have become feral. So, almost the whole of the genetic variability lies within the domesticated animal. This book sets out to identify and describe the 570 breeds...