relly good horse facts?

horses have 25% of there body weight in there neck. horses sense anything that may be wrong. if the horse has it ears pinned back it is showing fear. if the ears are pointed forward it shows intrest. if one ear is forward and the other back the horse is uncertain.

I dont need any more info

is anyone gonna awnser

no, hores do not sleep with there eyes open, but they do sleep standing up!! (I have 6 horses)

Here is what I know about horses:

A horse is a member of the “equus” family. This word comes from ancient Greece and means quickness. More than 350 breeds of ponies and horses can be found. A height of a horse can be measured with the hand, where each hand equals four inches. If you want to know how old a horse is, all you need to do is to count its teeth. An average horse’s head weighs 11.84 pounds. 10 Pounds is the weight of a horse’s heart. A horse is able to drink 10 gallons of water per day. Horses use their facial expressions to communicate. Their moods can be gauged with the help of their nostrils, eyes and ears. Horses spend more energy lying down. The hoof of a horse is like a fingernail; it keeps on growing and needs to be clipped. Any kind of mark, which appears on the forehead of a horse, is called a star, irrespective of whether it resembles one! A horse is able to walk, trot, canter and gallop. Horses usually live for around 20 to 25 years. Some of them can live up to 5 years more. In most cases, the foal is born at night, away from danger and prying eyes. After being born, it only takes a foal about 1-2 hours to stand up and walk. Foals are fully grown by 3-4 years of age. Horses eat short, juicy grass, and hay. Foods like barley, maize, oats and bran are good for working horses. Horses are either a mixture of colors or the same color all over. Horses are usually, black, brown, cream or gray in color. A horse has two blind spots; one is located directly in front of them while the other is located directly behind. A breed of horses called Akhal-Teke from Russia can go for days without water or food. One of the few breeds of horses that live in North America are called Mustangs. “Old Billy,” was the oldest recorded horse who lived to be 62 years. Falebella of Argentina, is the smallest breed. “Little Pumpkin,” is the smallest pony in history, it stood 14 inches and weighed 20 lbs. “Samson,” was the tallest horse recorded.

HERE ARE MORE BASIC FACTS ON HORSES: A male horse is known as a stallion. A female horse is known as a mare. A baby horse is known as a foal. A young female horse is known as a filly. The father of a horse is known as a sire. The mother of a horse is known as a dam. A fully-grown small horse is known as a pony. A farrier or blacksmith is the person who cares for a horse’s feet A narrow white mark, which runs down the face from the forehead, is called a Stripe. A white mark, which covers one or both of the lips and proceeds up to the nostrils, is called a White muzzle. A broad splash of white that covers most parts of the forehead between the eyes and carries down the nose to the muzzle is called a Blaze.

You want to know about horses? Pshh, well check out what I know about them. (: Hope my advice on them helps!

There are about 75 million horses in the world. Horses’ hooves grow approximately 0.25 in a month, and take nearly a year to grow from the coronet band to the ground.

In the state of Arizona, it is illegal for cowboys to walk through a hotel lobby wearing their spurs

Cross-country jumps are marked with a red flag on the right side and a white flag on the left side; the horse has to jump through these two flags or it is considered out of bounds and you are disqualified.

A healthy adult horse should have a pulse of between 36 and 40 beats per minute while at rest

Arabians have one less rib, one less lumbar bone, and one or two fewer tail vertebrae than other horses.

Mr. Ed, the talking equine star of the 1960s television series, was a golden palomino. He learned an enormous amount of tricks for his role, including answering a telephone, opening doors, writing notes with a pencil, and unplugging a light. Apparently, Mr. Ed would occasionally have a fit of temper, as befitting his star status, and would stand stock still, wheezing and refusing to move.

7.1 million Americans are involved in the industry as horse owners, service providers, employees and volunteers. 3.6 million and 4.3 million of those participated in showing and recreation, respectively, with some overlap in cases of people who participate in both activities. 941,000 people participated in racing in either a professional or volunteer capacity. 1.9 million people own horses. In addition to the people actually involved in the industry, tens of millions more Americans participate as spectators.

The horse industry directly produces goods and services of $25.3 billion and has a total impact of $112.1 billion on U.S. gross domestic product. Racing, showing and recreation each contribute more than 25% to the total value of goods and services produced by the industry.
The industry’s contribution to the U.S. GDP is greater than the motion picture services, railroad transportation, furniture and fixtures manufacturing and tobacco product manufacturing industries. It is only slightly smaller than the apparel and other textile products manufacturing industry. . “If you want a kitten, start out by asking for a horse” - Anon “The horse is God’s gift to man”. - Old Arab Proverb “Show me your horse, and I will tell you who you are”. - Old English saying “The one great precept and practice in using a horse is this, never deal with him when you are in a fit of passion.” Xenophon, The Art Of Horsemanship, 400 BC

Adult respiratory rate is 8-16 breaths per minute

A horse typically sleeps two and half to three hours a day

Horses younger than 4 years can concentrate for a maximum of 10-15 minutes

Horses lie down only about 43.5 minutes a day

Horses sleep longer in the summer than in the winter

A horse’s heart weighs nine pounds

The horse is a herbivorous mammal

All horses (including zebras) belong to the genus equus

Horses began to evolve on the American continent over 60 million years ago, they later died out and were reintroduced by Spanish settlers

A zedonk is the offspring of a zebra and a donkey

No two horses are identical

The left side of a horse is called the “near side” and the right side is the “off side”

A horse has approximately 205 bones

A horse is described as a ‘foal’ for its first year of life

Foals have milk teeth, which are replaced by permanent teeth around 3-5 years old

A horse’s teeth can be used to estimate its age

Horses generally dislike the smell of pigs

A female horse is called a ‘filly’

Horses are traditionally measured in ‘hands’, this was originally the width of a man’s hand and has been set at 4 inches

There’s approximately 1 gillion “facts” about horses…that includes the facts you can find in an encyclopiedia, and the “facts” you can get by someone who’s spent their lives with them…

Horses are the only animal who, when in conjuction with mankind have to give up many of their natural insticts for survival…a man gets on their back, as prey animals, instict tells them nothing should EVER be on their back (think cougars, bears, etc)…As prey animals, their instinct is to keep their feet free at all times…yet man holds them, puts shoes on, trims, etc…As prey animals, their heads need to be free to see all around them, yet they give up that freedom to be ridden with a bridle and bit…they have to put all their insticts aside, and trust mankind to watch out for them…

They’re pretty darn amazing animals.

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