- Fact 2 - The horse (Equus ferus
caballus) is a hooved (ungulate) mammal, a subspecies of the
family Equidae
- Fact 3 - There are many varieties
of horse differing in form, size, color, gait and speed
capability
- Fact 4 - Horses were domesticated
in Egypt and Asia
- Fact 5 - The has six broad molars,
on each side of each jaw, with six incisors, and two canine
teeth, both above and below
- Fact 6 - The feral (wild) horses of
America are domestic horses that have run wild
- Fact 7 - What's the difference
between a horse and a pony? Answer: Size. Horses are 14.3 hands
and above and ponies are below this size. Ponies have larger
heads, and stocky legs
- Fact 8 - A "hand" is four inches,
originally named for the breadth, not length, of a human hand.
- Fact 9 - Alexander the Great had a
horse named Bucephalus. Only Alexander could mount Bucephalus
who would always kneel to allow him to do so
- Fact 10 - Trigger was the name of
the Golden Palamino stallion who co-starred with Roy Rogers in
movies and on TV
- Fact 11 - Black Beauty is a famous
horse the book by Anna Sewell written in 1877
- Fact 12 - Horses usually live for
around 20 to 25 years
- Fact 13 - Names:
- A male horse is known as a
stallion - females are known as a mares
- A young female horse is known
as a filly
- A baby horse is known as a foal
- The father of a horse is known
as a sire
- The mother of a horse is known
as a dam
- Fact 14 - Foals are fully grown by
3-4 years of age
- Fact 15 - Over 75% of the world's
breeding resources are devoted to the 18 most popular horse
breeds:
- Arabian
- Andalusian
- American Quarter Horse
- Missouri Fox Trotting
- Paint
- Friesian
- Minature
- Peruvian Paso
- Thoroughbred
- Paso Fino
- Appaloosa
- Icelandic
- Morgan
- American Saddlebred
- Tennessee Walking
- Trakehner
- Welsh Pony and Cob
- Hanoverian
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