horse changed over millions of years to become a modern horse
The first ever horse was called a Hyracotherium. It lived around 50 million years ago. It was very small, the size of a fox
The first ever horse had 3 toes!
A hoof is like a fingernail. It never stops growing and needs to be trimmed every 6/8 weeks
Horse hoof is the made from the same protein (Keratin) as human fingernails and hair
Horses suffer with corns
Horses younger than 4 years can concentrate for a maximum of 10/15 minutes
A young horse is called a foal until the age of six months old
A foal can stand within one hour after birth
A foal is born with no teeth
A foal in the wild will suckle until they are one year old, sometimes longer if the mare doesn't have another foal
A foal can, walk, trot and run just after two hours after birth
Male foals are called colts and females are called fillies
When a colt is born their legs are almost their full adult length
They are called yearlings when they reach one year old
A female horse is a filly and after the age of four is called a mare
A male horse is called a colt under the age of four years old
A male horse older then four years old is called a stallion
Colts that are castrated are not intended to be used for breeding are called gelding
A father horse is called a sire
A mother horse is called a dam
One stallion can live together with around 25 mares in a natural herd
Horses are measured in hands from the withers to the ground (not inches or feet) A hand is equal to four inches
Horses cannot vomit
Horses can not breath through their mouths, only through their nostrils
Horses nasal passage is separated from the oral cavity
Horses can lock their legs. They do this so they can sleep standing up and not fall over
A horse requires approximately two and a half hours of sleep in a 24 hour period
Horses drink around 10 gallons of water a day
Mare are pregnant with their young for 11 months
Horses have the largest eye of any land mammal and are lateral eyed (Eyes on the side of their head)
They have the a range of vision of more then 350 degrees
A horse's heart weights around 9/10 pounds
Horses have excellent hearing and the pinna of each ear can rotate up to 180 degree. Making 360 degree with both ears without moving their head
The largest breed of horse in recorded history was probably a shire named, Mammoth, who was born in 1848. He stood 21.2 hands
The oldest horse on record was 62 years old at his death. Old Billy, born in England in 1760. Cob/Shire
The fastest recorded sprinting speed of a horse was 55 mph (88kph)
The smallest breed of horse is the Falabella from Argentina
Horse's will mourn the loss of a companion
A pony is under 14.2 hands high
A horse is 14.2 hands and over
Horse/pony feel safer when they are in a herd
Akhal-Teke is a Russian breed of horse and go days without water
Any marking on a horse's forehead is called a star, even if it not shaped like a star
The left side of a horse is called the, near side and the right side is the, off side
The scientific name for the horse is, Equus Caballus
Horse's all have a blind spot in front and behind of them. Becarfeul when standing infront or at the behind of an horse. You could be kicked!
Horse's brains are the size of a grape fruit
Horses do not like the smell of pigs and can be scared by the smell of a pig
Horses do not have a gall bladder
Horses have better memories then an elephants
A horse sees two different images from each eye
Horses have around 205 bones in their skeleton
Arabians have one less rib, one less lumbar bone and one or two fewer tail vertebrae than other horses.
Horses have been domesticated for over 5000 years
Horses will track other horses by their droppings. Like dogs track pray, The dropping provide a horse with the information about the other horses.
Equinophobia or Hippophobia is a psychological fear of horses.
The first ever horse was called a Hyracotherium. It lived around 50 million years ago. It was very small, the size of a fox
The first ever horse had 3 toes!
A hoof is like a fingernail. It never stops growing and needs to be trimmed every 6/8 weeks
Horse hoof is the made from the same protein (Keratin) as human fingernails and hair
Horses suffer with corns
Horses younger than 4 years can concentrate for a maximum of 10/15 minutes
A young horse is called a foal until the age of six months old
A foal can stand within one hour after birth
A foal is born with no teeth
A foal in the wild will suckle until they are one year old, sometimes longer if the mare doesn't have another foal
A foal can, walk, trot and run just after two hours after birth
Male foals are called colts and females are called fillies
When a colt is born their legs are almost their full adult length
They are called yearlings when they reach one year old
A female horse is a filly and after the age of four is called a mare
A male horse is called a colt under the age of four years old
A male horse older then four years old is called a stallion
Colts that are castrated are not intended to be used for breeding are called gelding
A father horse is called a sire
A mother horse is called a dam
One stallion can live together with around 25 mares in a natural herd
Horses are measured in hands from the withers to the ground (not inches or feet) A hand is equal to four inches
Horses cannot vomit
Horses can not breath through their mouths, only through their nostrils
Horses nasal passage is separated from the oral cavity
Horses can lock their legs. They do this so they can sleep standing up and not fall over
A horse requires approximately two and a half hours of sleep in a 24 hour period
Horses drink around 10 gallons of water a day
Mare are pregnant with their young for 11 months
Horses have the largest eye of any land mammal and are lateral eyed (Eyes on the side of their head)
They have the a range of vision of more then 350 degrees
A horse's heart weights around 9/10 pounds
Horses have excellent hearing and the pinna of each ear can rotate up to 180 degree. Making 360 degree with both ears without moving their head
The largest breed of horse in recorded history was probably a shire named, Mammoth, who was born in 1848. He stood 21.2 hands
The oldest horse on record was 62 years old at his death. Old Billy, born in England in 1760. Cob/Shire
The fastest recorded sprinting speed of a horse was 55 mph (88kph)
The smallest breed of horse is the Falabella from Argentina
Horse's will mourn the loss of a companion
A pony is under 14.2 hands high
A horse is 14.2 hands and over
Horse/pony feel safer when they are in a herd
Akhal-Teke is a Russian breed of horse and go days without water
Any marking on a horse's forehead is called a star, even if it not shaped like a star
The left side of a horse is called the, near side and the right side is the, off side
The scientific name for the horse is, Equus Caballus
Horse's all have a blind spot in front and behind of them. Becarfeul when standing infront or at the behind of an horse. You could be kicked!
Horse's brains are the size of a grape fruit
Horses do not like the smell of pigs and can be scared by the smell of a pig
Horses do not have a gall bladder
Horses have better memories then an elephants
A horse sees two different images from each eye
Horses have around 205 bones in their skeleton
Arabians have one less rib, one less lumbar bone and one or two fewer tail vertebrae than other horses.
Horses have been domesticated for over 5000 years
Horses will track other horses by their droppings. Like dogs track pray, The dropping provide a horse with the information about the other horses.
Equinophobia or Hippophobia is a psychological fear of horses.
