It is thought that horses evolved from fox-like creatures only about a foot high. It is thought that due to a number of factors: hunting by larger animals like the mammoth, possible over-hunting by man along with climate changes many species of horse were wiped out, except for the ones in Asia and a few zebras.

It is not known when horses were first domesticated but researchers think it was during the time of the chariots around 2000 BC going by clear evidence although it looks as though they may have been tamed earlier – in 4000 BC around the Ukraine.

It is believed the horse was introduced to America in the sixteenth century by the Spanish explorers.

Here are some off site links to horse clipart for your projects. As usual make sure to go through the copyright information or terms of use conditions.

A really nice collection of horses here from Millermark Creations. Categories include Cartoon, Coloured, Decorative, Instruction, Realistic and Vintage

Public domain drawings of horses from Karen's Whimsy

Lovely page of Public Domain horse clipart from ‘Horse Art Collection’

A small but nice collection of coloured horses

Printable colouring pages from Print Activities

Nice selection of colouring pages suitable for children and craft projects

Another nice crop of colouring pages for children and craft projects

My Little Pony (Disney) clipart