Horses have changed and evolved over many millions of years, making the horses we know today very different from the horses 60 million years ago. Horses have had to evolve in order to survive in their ever changing environment, and the characteristics for the modern day horse were made through the process of natural selection.
The first recognisable horse-like animal was found 60 million years ago and lived in the Eocene period, it was know as the Hyracotherium. This horse was much smaller than the Equus Caballus, roughly the size of a fox, and it had a relatively short head and neck and arched back. (Johnson, 2010). Their body was much finer, with slender limbs.
The Hyracotherium had four hoofed toes on the front feet and three
The first recognisable horse-like animal was found 60 million years ago and lived in the Eocene period, it was know as the Hyracotherium. This horse was much smaller than the Equus Caballus, roughly the size of a fox, and it had a relatively short head and neck and arched back. (Johnson, 2010). Their body was much finer, with slender limbs.
The Hyracotherium had four hoofed toes on the front feet and three