Is this true?

[tickle1510]

Would someone be able to tell me if years ago.....(like a million...lol) Our mate told us that horses use to have toes instead of hooves.!!!!..is this in fact true or has he just watch to many animal planet programmes.

[Clanad]

Check here for one possible ancestor: here

[horsestache1]

Yes its true, when I was young!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[cheries]

Yet again Horsestache has me laughing my @ss off.
Yes, horses evolved from ex- dinosaur thingys with toes.
You can probably tell from reading my highly intellectual answer that I am no vet.

[Noweia]

Yes it is. Horses today still have remnant bones in their legs from when they did have 5 toes. The chestnuts, on the insides of the legs, are thought to be remnant pads from the first digits.