Horse

A horse is a large, solid-hoofed grazing mammal. Equasia is mainly populated with Equus magi, or magical horses. In Equasia, equids are intelligent creatures on par with humans (though their lack of hands makes them less technologically innovative). They live in the Wild Lands. Equasian horses can talk, read, and (with the help of magic) write. They have powerful magical abilities of their own, though they can learn human (wizard) magic (with some limitations). They can be almost any color or pattern. Wizards believe that Equasian horses are significantly more intelligent than Norm horses, though the horses themselves insist that Norm horses are simply not given opportunities to display and use their intelligence, as they cannot use magic or human language. Equasian horses are otherwise like their "Norm" counterparts-- they walk on four legs, graze, live in herds, and sometimes allow themselves to be ridden by humans.

There are two subspecies of horse in Equasia: unicorns (equines with a single spiral horn in the middle of their foreheads, and unique magical powers), and pegasi (winged horses). There are also hippocampi (water horses) and several zebras. "Horse" can be used as a collective term to describe all equids in Equasia, or refer specifically to those without horns, fins, or wings. Horses, unicorns, and pegasi can interbreed. Each species/subspecies has many different types (horses dislike the term "breed" because it implies domestication), often varying by Wild Land.

Horses in Equasia tend to live in herds, but Equasian herds do not follow the same structure as normal herds of wild horses. An Equasian herd usually consists of several family groups living together, rather than one stallion and several mares. According to horses, this is because they are rarely threatened by predators. Horses usually live in dynamic communities similar to those of humans. They also have longer lifespans than ordinary horses, living about as long as humans, though they mature faster.