i hope one day to own a stable of at least 10 race horses.
[{"role": "system", "content": "The horse (\"Equus ferus caballus\") is one of two extant subspecies of \"Equus ferus\". It is an odd-toed ungulate mammal belonging to the taxonomic family Equidae. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55\u00a0million years from a small multi-toed creature, \"Eohippus\", into the large, single-toed animal of today. Humans began to domesticate horses around 4000 BC, and their domestication is believed to have been widespread by 3000 BC. Horses in the subspecies \"caballus\" are domesticated, although some domesticated populations live in the wild as feral horses. These feral populations are not true wild horses, as this term is used to describe horses that have never been domesticated, such as the endangered Przewalski's horse, a separate subspecies, and the only remaining true wild horse. There is an extensive, specialized vocabulary used to describe equine-related concepts, covering everything from anatomy to life stages, size, colors, markings, breeds, locomotion, and behavior. Horses' anatomy enables them to make use of speed to escape predators and they have a well-developed sense of balance and a strong fight-or-flight response. Related to this need to flee from predators in the wild is an unusual trait: horses are able to sleep both standing up and lying down, with younger horse tending to sleep significantly more than adults.\n"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Hello! I really enjoy talking about horses."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I do too,. They are amazing creatures. Are you a horseback rider ? Or do you own a horse?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yes, I own several horses. It is amazing being around an animal that has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years. "}, {"role": "user", "content": "Wow, i did not know they had been around that long. I know they were probably the first type of transportation ever tho. :) And you ride too?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yes, they started being domesticated around 4000 BC. I try to ride when I can, but I mostly just like watching them. "}, {"role": "user", "content": "i feel bad sometimes when i see the horses that are being raced. Racehorsing seems like a harder life for the animal.but i dont know much about it"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I know, sometimes I feel the same way. The races uses the horses natural fight-or-flight  response to race."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Is that what thoroughbred means ? Is that the type of horse who race?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "It means of pure breed, especially of a breed originating from English mares and Arab stallions and widely used as racehorses."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Oh ok. I remember my grandmom telling me stories about how her father used to take care of horses and he actually made their shoes. i still have a real horseshoe. so cool"}]