The Sextequine, aka Debilis Traditur Eohippus, are the strange rodent like equine found in abundance on Neela/Earth's past. These are direct descendents of a shoot off of Eohippus populations that developed a more muscular front limbs and a smaller, less manipulatory secondary set of front limbs. They have several very, very noticeable scent glands along their body, used for communication and territory marking. They are highly social and have primitive tool use. Their front limbs are used as crude hands with far less posability than our own. There has been several forming cultures witnessed in various territories, often led by one larger "matriarch" and several "males", the matriarchs are often older and more experienced. They are intersex; able to and often changing their sex to achieve whatever function is necessary for the herd/colonies. Grooming is of utmost importance, as is scent. They are polygamous and often change mates from season to season. Though there has been a few documented monogamous pairs who have stayed together for life, it is just a lot more rare. They tend to be skittish as a result of their origin as prey, but are very emotionally intelligent. Most share coat colors with other (truly) feral equids and they are rarely bigger than a medium sized dog (25 lbs and 20 inches at the withers).

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This is a fictional sapient race I've been working on for a while and I finally have something I'm satisfied with. I'm aware this isn't the most original idea, but I loved the idea of what would a proto centaur look like. And this was the answer, lol. More stuff involving them is coming. Feel free to make your own. ☺️