Picture Horse Biography
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The longest living horses was Old Billy from Lancashire, England. He was born in 1760 and died in 1822 at age 62
The tallest horse ever recorded was the English gelding Sampson (also known as Mammoth). He was born in 1946 and by the time he was four-years-old stood seven feet two inches tall
A 42-year-old Australian brood mare was the oldest horse ever to give birth
The smallest pony ever recorded is called Sugar Dumpling. She weighed only 30 pounds and stood just 20 inches tall
The oldest pony on record died in France aged 54
General must-know horse facts
Around 75 million horses are alive in the world today
China has not only the most people on the planet but also the most horses, with around ten million alive there today
There are more than 350 separate breeds of horses in the world
A female horse older than four years old is called a mare; a male horse older than four is a stallion
A father horse is called a sire. A mother horse is called a dam
A castrated male horse is called a gelding
Any horse under 14.2 hands high is technically a pony
Horses are measured in hands and fingers. Each hand us four inches
The scientific name for the horse is Equus caballus. Equus comes from the Greek word for ‘quickness’.
Horses have four different gaits: walking, trotting cantering and galloping. The fastest gait is the gallop
A horse's body
Most horses have approximately 175 bones in their body
Horses have two blind spots: one directly behind and another directly in front of them
It's possible to tell a horse’s age by its teeth
Male horses generally have 49 teeth, while females have 36
Horses can see in two directions at the same time
Horses only breathe through their noses. They do not breathe through their mouths
Soaking hay before feeding it to a horse helps reduce respiratory problems
A fully grown horse weighing 1,000 pounds contains around 13.2 gallons of blood
Horses can require up to 10 gallons of drinking water each day
Horses with coats marked by large patches and white and another colour are known as pintos. While in Britain and Ireland they are known as coloured, piebald, or skewbald
Any marking on a horse’s forehead is called a star, even when it’s a different shape. In fact, most stars resemble diamonds
The longest horse tail ever measured was 22 feet long. It belonged to an American Palomino named Chinook
A normal horse has a body temperature of between 100 and 101.5 degrees Fahrenheit
A horse’s ear can be rotated almost 360 degrees and is controlled by 13 muscles
The heart of a horse weighs about 10 pounds
A healthy horse’s resting heart rate should be between 36 and 40 beats per minute
A horse’s upper lip is prehensile. This means it’s adapted for holding objects and is very sensitive and can feel small differences in the texture of an object
A horse’s hoof will grow about a quarter of an inch each month
Contrary to some beliefs, horse and not color-blind and can in fact see colours
Horse feathers are long hairs on the back of horses’ ankles which help to keep away water from the hoof
A hoof is similar to a fingernail. It grows constantly, and should be clipped before it becomes overgrown and causes distress to the horse
The tallest horse ever recorded was the English gelding Sampson (also known as Mammoth). He was born in 1946 and by the time he was four-years-old stood seven feet two inches tall
A 42-year-old Australian brood mare was the oldest horse ever to give birth
The smallest pony ever recorded is called Sugar Dumpling. She weighed only 30 pounds and stood just 20 inches tall
The oldest pony on record died in France aged 54
General must-know horse facts
Around 75 million horses are alive in the world today
China has not only the most people on the planet but also the most horses, with around ten million alive there today
There are more than 350 separate breeds of horses in the world
A female horse older than four years old is called a mare; a male horse older than four is a stallion
A father horse is called a sire. A mother horse is called a dam
A castrated male horse is called a gelding
Any horse under 14.2 hands high is technically a pony
Horses are measured in hands and fingers. Each hand us four inches
The scientific name for the horse is Equus caballus. Equus comes from the Greek word for ‘quickness’.
Horses have four different gaits: walking, trotting cantering and galloping. The fastest gait is the gallop
A horse's body
Most horses have approximately 175 bones in their body
Horses have two blind spots: one directly behind and another directly in front of them
It's possible to tell a horse’s age by its teeth
Male horses generally have 49 teeth, while females have 36
Horses can see in two directions at the same time
Horses only breathe through their noses. They do not breathe through their mouths
Soaking hay before feeding it to a horse helps reduce respiratory problems
A fully grown horse weighing 1,000 pounds contains around 13.2 gallons of blood
Horses can require up to 10 gallons of drinking water each day
Horses with coats marked by large patches and white and another colour are known as pintos. While in Britain and Ireland they are known as coloured, piebald, or skewbald
Any marking on a horse’s forehead is called a star, even when it’s a different shape. In fact, most stars resemble diamonds
The longest horse tail ever measured was 22 feet long. It belonged to an American Palomino named Chinook
A normal horse has a body temperature of between 100 and 101.5 degrees Fahrenheit
A horse’s ear can be rotated almost 360 degrees and is controlled by 13 muscles
The heart of a horse weighs about 10 pounds
A healthy horse’s resting heart rate should be between 36 and 40 beats per minute
A horse’s upper lip is prehensile. This means it’s adapted for holding objects and is very sensitive and can feel small differences in the texture of an object
A horse’s hoof will grow about a quarter of an inch each month
Contrary to some beliefs, horse and not color-blind and can in fact see colours
Horse feathers are long hairs on the back of horses’ ankles which help to keep away water from the hoof
A hoof is similar to a fingernail. It grows constantly, and should be clipped before it becomes overgrown and causes distress to the horse
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