The two closest living relatives to the horse are the rhinoceros and the tapir. All three animals are part of the perissodactyl group - odd number of toes rather than even numbered.
(Despite the fact that hippopotamus means "river horse," horses are not particularly closely related to hippos).
This close relationship is why some people joke that rhinos are unicorns. (More likely the species that inspired the unicorn legends was a deer or antelope).
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