EVOLUTION OF THE HORSE 



carvings dating from a little before this time show horses 

 wearing nose-bands and strong cords, and in one case in 

 what appears to be a decorated quarter-sheet. 



The first references to the horse in literature are in the 



Bible, allusions to him in Genesis and Exodus being 

 numerous ; while Job also alludes to horses from Uz and 

 Arabia. The Romans, Jews, and Greeks used horses chiefly 

 for war, the former of whom prized those obtained from 

 Britain. Racing is known to have been practised by the 

 ancient Greeks in B.C. 600. 



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