Read Works
Read Works: Amazing Animal Helpers
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage shared information about the helpfulness of dolphins, dogs, monkeys, and horses. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and...
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: What Do You Know? Horses
A quick way to learn horse vocabulary. Students take an interactive quiz, check their answers, and then read why each answer is correct or incorrect.
Read Works
Read Works: Horses, Carriages, and Wagons
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about transportation in the past. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
University of Missouri
University of Missouri: Health Hints for Your Horse
Without proper care horses may be susceptible to several ailments that will keep them from performing at their peak level. This informative discusses those ailments and what can be done to prevent them.
University of Missouri
University of Missouri: Unsoundnesses and Blemishes of Horses Feet and Legs
When purchasing a horse one needs the ability to recognize unsoundness, blemishes, and faulty conformation. This thorough site examines many of the ailments that should be looked for prior to purchasing a horse.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian: Famous Horses
Provides information on several horses that have a connection to the Smithsonian.
Orca Book Publishers
Orca Book Publishers: Casey Little Yo Yo Queen Teaching Guide [Pdf]
Casey Little - Yo-Yo Queen, a novel written by Nancy Belgue, looks at a girl's longing for a horse and what she does to try to buy one. This teacher's guide includes a book summary, teaching ideas and the author's reflections on writing...
Orca Book Publishers
Orca Book Publishers: Blue Moon Teaching Guide [Pdf]
In "Blue Moon" by Marilyn Halvorson, Bobby Jo trains a new mare, wins a barrel race, then discovers the horse may be stolen and she must return it. This teacher's guide includes a book summary, discussion topics and teaching ideas.
Other
Canadian Agricultural and Food Museum (Caf)
Under the heading "Tour of the Museum," there are excellent links to information on dairy farms, small animals found in the barn, horses, beef cattle, and more! There are also teachers kits available through this site that are meant to...
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Beautiful Breeds
There are many breeds of horses around the world. Eighteen breeds are featured in this reference resource. Understand how horses are measured, their coat colors, and body types.
PBS
Pbs: Nature: Cloud: Wild Stallion of the Rockies
Filmed in the mountains of Montana, documentary focuses on a wild stallion, whose life has been recorded on film since his birth in the wild.
Royal Canadian Geographical Society
Canadian Geographic: Animal Facts: Wild Horse
Learn fast facts, the physiology, habitats, behaviors and range of the horse.
San Diego Zoo Global
San Diego Zoo: Kids: Zebra
Colorful resource for learning fun facts about zebras with photographs as well as information regarding their physical characteristics, communication, and unique features. Audio clip included.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Horseshoes by Ring Lardner
This resource includes the full text of a classic short story by O. Henry, "Horseshoes." This story is part of the classic literature collection from Classic Reader.
Encyclopedia of Life
Encyclopedia of Life: Horse
The Encyclopedia of Life presents this in-depth overview of Horses (Equus caballus), including their habitats, size, conservation status, and much more. Images of this species, and maps of its global distribution can also be found here.
University of Calgary
University of Calgary: Latin America & the Conquistadors
Information about the way the Spanish conquistadors were able to conquer the indigenous people they met.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Horse
Kids learn about the horse including terminology, colors, food, wild horses and more.
Other
Kids Farm: Farm Animals
At this site from Kids Farm, farm animals are depicted in cartoon illustrations on the opening page. Click on the picture and view photographs of real animals and specific information.
Other
The Ultimate Ungulate Page: Order Perissodactyla
Good site that gives a description of the order, Perissodactyla and then provides links to numerous families.
PBS
Pbs Nature: Horse
Discover more about horses: where they live, what they eat, how they socialize and more.
Other
Audubon Nature Institute: Zebra
Meet the zebra and discover details about its behavior, eating habits, range, conservation status, and other unique facts.