Newborn foals are on their feet within an hour after birth. Soon after, if necessary like in the wild,
foals can gallop with their herd.
Horses are not color blind. They have the largest eyes of any
Horses not only have teeth in the front of their mouth, but on each sides of their cheekbones further back. Actually one can tell the difference between a male and female horse by the amount of teeth they have. Males have 40, and females, 36. However, the majority of us tell the difference between the two the much easier tried and true way.
The hooves of a horse are made from the same protein as human fingernails.
It was in 1872 Leland Stanford made a bet that during each stride a horse makes while galloping, the horse is airborne, hence the quote "horses fly without wings." With the advent of photography, Eadweard Muybridge proved him right by using an astounding series
of 24 cameras photographing a racehorse named Sallie Gardner. Finally for the first time in history, we understood the amazing ability of horses galloping without wings.
Horses sleep both lying down and standing up.😴
The average lifespan of a horse is twenty or older, however many live into their late twenties and into their thirties. A friend of mine has a horse who recently turned 35!😃
With the eyes of a horse on each side of its head, they can see approximately 360 degrees.
The fastest recorded speed on record of a horse is 55mph. Most gallop at approximately 27mph. Thoroughbred racehorses gallop between 35 mph to approximately 45 mph.🐎💥🐎
The Przewalski's horse is the only true wild horse species still in existence in Mongolia if one wants to be technical and not emotional as some of us who are passionately devoted to wild horses such as the Spanish Mustangs, Corolla horses, Chincoteague ponies of the U.S., the Camargue Horses of Southern France, the Shetland ponies in Northern Scotland, and others throughout the world which are all considered as "feral" horses instead of wild.
When horses appear to be "laughing," they are engaging in a special smelling technique called "flehmen" which enhances their sense of smell to
determine if something is good or bad. Stallions do this a lot, to determine if a mare is ready to mate or not.
Horses use their eyes, ears, nostrils, and stamp their hooves to express mood or to communicate their feelings through facial expressions. Believe me, they do all of this very distinctly. Especially if they have a human who has the soul of a horse or is known as a "horse whisperer." Horses also use neighing sounds to communicate with one another, and their human. All my horses neighed in response to hearing me call them when I would arrive at the farm, then they would gallop to me. Patches would often "squeak" as he galloped to meet me.😃💕🐎💫
Individual bands of wild horses each have their own "language" within the band. When they are tragically rounded up by the Bureau of Land Management to primarily be slaughtered, band members are separated, throwing them into even more distress because they do not know how to communicate with the horses from other bands all thrown together.😭
In the wild, at least one or two horses act as look out for dangers, while its' companions are lying down sleeping. Cougars are a primary threat, but obviously, it is the two legged animal they regard as their worse enemy.😪
Wild horse bands can have anywhere from two to twenty in them. A stallion leads the band, and mates with the mares in his band. Stallions are highly protective of their bands, and known to show much affection not only with the mares, but his foals. Even if a mare enters his band with a foal by another stallion, the stallion will protect and show affection
to that foal as well.💕
When young males reach about the age of two, either the stallion will run them off, or they leave on their own, joining other young males, forming what are known as bachelor herds. Gradually, they are able
to slowly gain mares of their own by either stealing them from another stallion, or by fighting a stallion with a herd. If the herd stallion loses, he leaves and the new young stallion takes over the herd.💥🐎💫
Many cultures throughout the world regard horses with a place of honor, such as both Japan and China.
Horses obviously eat hay and grass. However they LOVE their horse feed, which basically consists of corn, oats, grain, sweet molasses. Often vitamins are added depending upon the need. But all horses ESPECIALLY adore sugar cubes, peppermint candy, bananas, and carrots. My pony Sadie loved beer.🤣 And all of mine loved drinking Cokes.😂
I have written about cleaning out the hooves of my horses, which must be done. On the underside of the hoof is a triangular shaped area known as the "frog," which acts like a shock absorber for the leg, and also helps pump blood back up into the leg.
The height of a horse is measured in "hands." In the U.S. each hand is equal to four inches.
An average heart of a horse weighs approximately
10 pounds. Secretariats' heart weighed after he
died, was an astounding 22 pounds! No doubt what contributed to his extraordinary feats.💥🐎💫
The first ancestor of today's horse lived about 50 million years ago, and was known as the
Eohippus, who had 4 padded toes on its front legs, and 3 on the back.
Horses cannot breathe through their mouth.
Horses drink about 25 gallons of water a day.
Horses are extremely social animals, and immediately form bonds with each other, and even other species such as goats, ponies, and cats. The 1956 Kentucky Derby winner, Needles, was attached
to a cat named Boots. And occasionally, horses become attached to their human. Especially those humans who happen to be walking around with a soul of a horse.😃💥💫🐎
Horses sleep both lying down and standing up.😴
The average lifespan of a horse is twenty or older, however many live into their late twenties and into their thirties. A friend of mine has a horse who recently turned 35!😃
With the eyes of a horse on each side of its head, they can see approximately 360 degrees.
The fastest recorded speed on record of a horse is 55mph. Most gallop at approximately 27mph. Thoroughbred racehorses gallop between 35 mph to approximately 45 mph.🐎💥🐎
The Przewalski's horse is the only true wild horse species still in existence in Mongolia if one wants to be technical and not emotional as some of us who are passionately devoted to wild horses such as the Spanish Mustangs, Corolla horses, Chincoteague ponies of the U.S., the Camargue Horses of Southern France, the Shetland ponies in Northern Scotland, and others throughout the world which are all considered as "feral" horses instead of wild.
When horses appear to be "laughing," they are engaging in a special smelling technique called "flehmen" which enhances their sense of smell to
Horses use their eyes, ears, nostrils, and stamp their hooves to express mood or to communicate their feelings through facial expressions. Believe me, they do all of this very distinctly. Especially if they have a human who has the soul of a horse or is known as a "horse whisperer." Horses also use neighing sounds to communicate with one another, and their human. All my horses neighed in response to hearing me call them when I would arrive at the farm, then they would gallop to me. Patches would often "squeak" as he galloped to meet me.😃💕🐎💫
Individual bands of wild horses each have their own "language" within the band. When they are tragically rounded up by the Bureau of Land Management to primarily be slaughtered, band members are separated, throwing them into even more distress because they do not know how to communicate with the horses from other bands all thrown together.😭
In the wild, at least one or two horses act as look out for dangers, while its' companions are lying down sleeping. Cougars are a primary threat, but obviously, it is the two legged animal they regard as their worse enemy.😪
Wild horse bands can have anywhere from two to twenty in them. A stallion leads the band, and mates with the mares in his band. Stallions are highly protective of their bands, and known to show much affection not only with the mares, but his foals. Even if a mare enters his band with a foal by another stallion, the stallion will protect and show affection
to that foal as well.💕
When young males reach about the age of two, either the stallion will run them off, or they leave on their own, joining other young males, forming what are known as bachelor herds. Gradually, they are able
to slowly gain mares of their own by either stealing them from another stallion, or by fighting a stallion with a herd. If the herd stallion loses, he leaves and the new young stallion takes over the herd.💥🐎💫
Many cultures throughout the world regard horses with a place of honor, such as both Japan and China.
Horses obviously eat hay and grass. However they LOVE their horse feed, which basically consists of corn, oats, grain, sweet molasses. Often vitamins are added depending upon the need. But all horses ESPECIALLY adore sugar cubes, peppermint candy, bananas, and carrots. My pony Sadie loved beer.🤣 And all of mine loved drinking Cokes.😂
I have written about cleaning out the hooves of my horses, which must be done. On the underside of the hoof is a triangular shaped area known as the "frog," which acts like a shock absorber for the leg, and also helps pump blood back up into the leg.
The height of a horse is measured in "hands." In the U.S. each hand is equal to four inches.
An average heart of a horse weighs approximately
10 pounds. Secretariats' heart weighed after he
died, was an astounding 22 pounds! No doubt what contributed to his extraordinary feats.💥🐎💫
The first ancestor of today's horse lived about 50 million years ago, and was known as the
Eohippus, who had 4 padded toes on its front legs, and 3 on the back.
Horses cannot breathe through their mouth.
Horses drink about 25 gallons of water a day.
Horses are extremely social animals, and immediately form bonds with each other, and even other species such as goats, ponies, and cats. The 1956 Kentucky Derby winner, Needles, was attached
to a cat named Boots. And occasionally, horses become attached to their human. Especially those humans who happen to be walking around with a soul of a horse.😃💥💫🐎
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