Horse (disambiguation)
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A horse
is a hoofed mammal of the species Equus ferus caballus.
Horse(s) may also refer to:
Horse
The horse is one of two extant subspecies of Equus ferus, or the wild horse. It is a single-hooved mammal belonging to the taxonomic family Equidae. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature into the large, single-toed animal of today...
is a hoofed mammal of the species Equus ferus caballus.
Horse(s) may also refer to:
Animals
- Equus ferus, or Wild Horse, species from which horses were domesticated
- EquusEquus (genus)Equus is a genus of animals in the family Equidae that includes horses, donkeys, and zebras. Within Equidae, Equus is the only extant genus. Like Equidae more broadly, Equus has numerous extinct species known only from fossils. This article deals primarily with the extant species.The term equine...
, the horse genus of species, including horses, zebras, donkeys, and others- EquinaeEquinaeEquinae is a subfamily of the family Equidae, which lived worldwide from the Hemingfordian stage of the Early Miocene to present and in existence for approximately .-Taxonomy:...
, the horse tribe of genera, including Equus and extinct genera- The EquidaeEquidaeEquidae is the taxonomic family of horses and related animals, including the extant horses, donkeys, and zebras, and many other species known only from fossils. All extant species are in the genus Equus...
or "horse family" of tribes, including the Equinae and extinct tribes
- The Equidae
- Equinae
- Equus
Film and music
- Horse, a fictional character in A Man Called Horse (1970 film)A Man Called Horse (1970 film)A Man Called Horse is a 1970 American Western film starring Richard Harris and directed by Elliot Silverstein.-Plot:The film is based on a short story, "A Man Called Horse", published in 1968 in the book Indian Country by Dorothy M. Johnson...
- Horse (musician)Horse (musician)Horse is a Scottish female singer-songwriter. She has a wide following in the United Kingdom, including many lesbian fans, has toured with Tina Turner and secured several record chart hits in Europe...
, a Scottish singer/songwriter - Horses (album)Horses (album)"Horses" is often cited as one of the greatest albums in music history. In 2003, the album was ranked number 44 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. NME named the album number 1 in its list "20 Near-as-Damn-It Perfect Initial Efforts"...
, a 1975 album by Patti Smith - "The HorseThe Horse"The Horse" was an American instrumental song by Cliff Nobles and Company. It was released as the B-side of the single "Love is All Right," and is simply an instrumental version of that song. "The Horse" made an improbable trip up the pop music charts, peaking at #2 on the U.S...
", a 1968 song by Cliff Nobles & Co. - "Beauty Queen/Horses", a song suite from the Tori Amos album Boys for PeleBoys for PeleBoys for Pele is the third studio album by American singer and song-writer Tori Amos. Preceded by the first single, "Caught a Lite Sneeze", by three weeks, the album was released on 22 January 1996, in the United Kingdom and on 23 January, in the United States...
- An HorseAn HorseAn Horse is a two-person indie rock band from Brisbane, Australia, comprising Kate Cooper of Iron On on vocals and guitar and Damon Cox of Intercooler on drums. In 2008 they toured the United States as an opening act for Tegan and Sara, prior to the release of their first album. In August 2008,...
, an Australian folk/indie duet - "The HorsesThe Horses"The Horses" is a song written by Rickie Lee Jones and Walter Becker. It originally appeared on Jones' 1989 album Flying Cowboys. Whilst not released as a single, the original version did appear in the 1996 film Jerry Maguire, also featuring on the film's soundtrack.The song was covered by Daryl...
", a song covered by Daryl Braithwaite - Band of HorsesBand of HorsesBand of Horses, originally briefly known as Horses, are an American rock band formed in 2004 in Seattle by Ben Bridwell. They have released three studio albums, the most recent and most successful of which is 2010's Grammy nominated Infinite Arms...
, an American indie rock band (previously known as Horses) formed (2004) in Seattle by Ben Bridwell and Mat Brooke - Horse the BandHORSE the bandHorse the Band is a band from Lake Forest, California who are best known for their 8-bit Nintendo-influenced sound combined with metalcore. Frontman Nathan Winneke once described their sound as "Nintendocore".-Biography:...
, a "Nintendo-core" band formed (1999) in Lake Forest, CA by Nathan Winneke,David Isen and Erik Engstrom - Michael HorseMichael HorseMichael Heinrich Horse is an American actor, jeweler, and ledger painter.-Early life:Michael Horse was born in a Yaqui Native American reserve near Tucson, Arizona, and is of Yaqui, Mescalero Apache, Zuni, European and Latino descent...
, American actor
Things
- Horse meatHorse meatHorse meat is the culinary name for meat cut from a horse. It is a major meat in only a few countries, notably in Central Asia, but it forms a significant part of the culinary traditions of many others, from Europe to South America to Asia. The top eight countries consume about 4.7 million horses...
, the meat from that animal - Horse (geology), a block of rock completely separated from the surrounding rock
- Horse (helicopter), from Russia and the Soviet Union
- SawhorseSawhorseA sawhorse is a beam with four legs used to support a board or plank for sawing. A pair of sawhorses can support a plank, forming a scaffold. In certain circles, it is also known as a mule.The sawhorse may be designed to fold for storage...
, a beam with four legs used to support a board or plank - Shave horseShave horseShave horses are a combination of vice and workbench, used for green woodworking. A foot-actuated clamp holds the work piece securely against pulling forces, especially as when shaped with a drawknife or spokeshave....
, a combined vice and workbench - Wooden horseWooden HorseA wooden horse is a torture device, of which there exist two variations.The first is a sharply angled device with the sharp point of the angle pointing upward, mounted on a saw-horse like support. The victim is made to straddle the triangular "horse" and place her full body weight on her vulva,...
, a punitive and sexual prop - Pommel horsePommel horseThe pommel horse is an artistic gymnastics apparatus. Traditionally, it is used by only male gymnasts. Originally made of a metal frame with a wooden body and a leather cover, modern pommel horses have a metal body covered with foam rubber and leather, with plastic handles .- History :The pommel...
, an artistic gymnastics apparatus- Vaulting horse, a piece of equipment similar to a pommel horse but without handles
- Clothes horse, a drying rack for clothes
- A slang term for heroin