Introducing the horse 6-11 Chapter 1 Evolution & Development Ancestors of the modern horse 14-15 Related species & distant cousins 16-19 The full breadth of species 20-23 Conquering the globe 24-7 First links with humans 28-31 Chapter 2 Anatomy & Biology The horse as a mammal 32-3 Life cycle of the horse 34-5 The mechanics of breeding 36-9 The skeleton 40-43 The teeth & jaw 44-7 How the hoof developed 48-9 Eating & digestive system 50-51 Hearing & smell 52-5 Coat & color 56-7 Horse sense--how horses think 58-61 Equine illness 62-3 The horse genome 64-5 Chapter 3 Society & Behavior Eating & sleeping 66-9 Courtship & mating 70-73 Birth & parenting 72-3 Foals & early life 74-7 Social groups & behavior 78-81 Horse-horse communication 82-85 Horse vocalization 86-7 Cognition in horses 88-9 Memory in horses 90-91 Learning in horses 92-3 Wild vs. domesticated horses 94-5 Chapter 4 Horses & People Early relations: before domestication 96-7 The first herders 98-101 Many uses: early horses 102-105 Riding horses: the story of tack 106-109 The history of training 110-15 The war horse 116-19 The sporting horse 120-123 Early breeding science 124-7 Breeding for specifics 128-131 Centers of breeding worldwide 132-35 Horses for profit: the economy of horses 136-39 Ethology & ethics 140-45 What we know about how horses think 146-49 Chapter 5 Horse Breeds Historic breeds 150-53 The range of modern breeds 154-7 Directory of horses 158-213 The future of breeding 214-17 Useful Resources Author biographies 218 Bibliography 219-220 Index 221-23 Acknowledgments 224.