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Horse Facts
Wed Dec 24- Weird Horse Facts
- 1. Horses cannot burp or vomit.
- 2. Horses with pink skin can get a sunburn. (Source: The Equinest)
- 3. It takes 9-12 months to re-grow an entire horse hoof.
- 4. You can tell if a horse is cold by feeling behind their ears.
- 5. When horses look like they’re laughing, they’re engaging in a special nose-enhancing technique known as “flehmen”.
- 6. A horse's teeth take up more space in their head than their brain. (Source: LiveScience).
- 7. An adult horse’s brain weighs 22 oz.
- 8. Horses can sleep both lying down and standing up.
- 9. Horses in a herd (especially wild horses) will not lie down simultaneously.
- 10. Vocalizations are highly important to horses.
- 11. The first cloned horse was a Haflinger mare in Italy in 2003.
- 12. Horses produce approximately 10 gallons of saliva a day.
- 13. Most of the time, wherever a horse's ear is pointing is where the horse is looking with the eye on the same side.
- 14. Horses with typical anatomy are “obligate nasal breathers” which means they must breathe through their nostrils and cannot breathe through their mouths.
- Funny Horse Facts
- 15. Horses have a sense of humor.
- 16. Horses use their ears, eyes, and nostrils to express their mood.
- 17. Most horses have 205 bones in their bodies, while humans have 206.
- 18. Horses like sweet flavors and will usually reject anything sour or bitter. (Source: The Equinest)
- 19. Most horses are born at night.
- 20. The fastest recorded sprinting speed of a horse was 88 kph (55 mph).
- Cool Horse Facts
- 21. Newborn horses can stand, walk, and trot shortly after birth.
- 22. The gestation period of a foal is two months longer than a human.
- 23. You can generally tell the difference between male and female horses by their number of teeth.
- 24. Horses have very large eyes.
- 25. Compared to other animals, horses have good vision.
- 26. Because of the position of the horse’s eyes, they can see roughly 350 degrees around themselves.
- 27. Horses still hold a place of honor in many cultures, often linked to heroic exploits in war.
- 28. A horse can see better at night than a human.
- 29. On the underside of a horse's hoof is a triangular shaped area called the “frog," which has multiple functions.
- 30. The average horse's heart weighs approximately 9 or 10 pounds whereas a human heart weighs only 10-12 ounces (0.28-0.34 kg) on average.
- 31. Scientists believe that the first known ancestor of the horse lived about 50 million years ago.
- 32. Horses have 16 muscles in each ear.
- 33. Horses remember a lot.
- Just Plain Random Horse Facts
- 34. At one time, people thought horses were colorblind.
- 35. Horse hooves are made from the same protein – called keratin - that comprises human hair and fingernails.
- 36. The most expensive horse ever sold* was Fusaichi Pegasus. He was purchased for a staggering $70 million in 2000 by Coolmore Stud in Ireland.
- 37. The horse trailer (“horse box”) was invented by Lord George Bentinck, a U.K. man who needed a more effective transport for getting his prize horse “Elis” from one racetrack to another.
- 38. In 1872, Leland Stanford (1824-1893) made a bet that at some point in the gallop, all four of a horse’s legs were off the ground at the same time.
- 39. Horses are more secure and comfortable when traveling in a horse trailer if they can face the rear, but they prefer openings.
- 40. A nineteenth-century horse named ‘Old Billy’ reportedly lived 62 years (1760-1822) in England.
- 41. It is thought that the Przewalski horse is the only truly wild horse species still in existence.
- 42. Approximately 4.6 million Americans work in the horse industry in one way or another.
- 43. There are approximately 58 to 60 million horses in the world.
- 44. There is only one species of domestic horse, but around 600 different breeds that specialize in everything from pulling wagons to racing.
- 45. All existing horse breeds fit into five categories: hot-blooded, warm-blooded, cold-blooded/draft, pony, and miniature.
- 46. Wild horses generally gather in groups of 3 to 20 animals.
- 47. A horse’s height is measured in units known as "hands."
- 48. The record for the longest jump over water is held by a horse named Something who jumped 27 feet, 6 and 3/4 inches on April 25, 1975, in Johannesburg, South Africa.
- 49. The record for the highest jump made by a horse is held by a horse named Huaso who jumped 8 feet, 1 and 1/4 inches on February 5th, 1949, in Vina del Mar, Chile.
- 50. Horses drink at least 25 gallons of water a day on average.
- 51. A zebroid is a cross between a zebra and any other member of the family Equidae (which, besides zebras, includes donkeys, ponies, and horses).
- 52. If a horse has a red ribbon on its tail, it kicks.
- 53. Horses are social animals and will get lonely if kept alone.
How small is the world’s smallest horse and other tiny horses facts you need to know
Sat Nov 24There isn't a current record holder for the world's smallest horse, but here are some of the smallest horses on record:
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ThumbelinaThis dwarf miniature horse was 17 inches tall and weighed 57 lbs. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri and died in 2018.
