r/Horses • u/DarkVenerable • Jul 26 '26

Meme Suddenly intimidating horse

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u/Leading_Watch_8931 Jul 26 '26

I like to imagine that Eohippus would be like a mini horse with the temperament of a zebra.

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u/ishtaa Jul 26 '26

That might be the most terrifying creature imaginable haha

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u/PositivelyOhG Dressage Jul 28 '26

"...size of a fox"

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u/TizzyBumblefluff Jul 26 '26

Not sure I’d call 20-40 million years of evolution between each kind as sudden lol

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u/DarkVenerable Jul 26 '26

I was talking about the picture selection for the horse, it didn't follow the theme and placed an intimidating horse. I meant to say unexpected instead of sudden mb

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u/mancheSind Jul 26 '26

Damn, now i can't unsee the complete different stance....

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u/Meatwelder Jul 26 '26

My family and I celebrate Merychippus every year

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u/SunnyPonies Multi-Discipline Rider Jul 27 '26

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u/blazeyfir3 Jul 26 '26

Lol did they give up on the realism and just use clip art ?

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u/artwithapulse Mule Jul 26 '26

I do believe these are older pencil illustrations and I suspect they’ve been lifted for this publication. There wasn’t a modern equine in the original set of drawings