101 Amazing Facts about Horses by Jack Goldstein

Author:Jack Goldstein
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: horses, equine, horseracing, riding, jump, eventing, pony, thoroughbred, trot, gallop, learn, education, fun, animals, zebra, donkey, breed, shire, rein, jockey trivia, quiz
ISBN: 9781783334186
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited 2013
Published: 2013-12-03T00:00:00+00:00

A Shire Horse at work

Medical Facts

Horses have 205 bones.

A horse’s hoof grows around a quarter of an inch every month.

A healthy horse’s heart rate is around 38 beats per minute.

Horses sleep for more hours in the summer than they do in the winter.

A normal, healthy breathing rate for a mature horse is between eight and sixteen breaths per minute.

Just like humans, horses have milk teeth - these are replaced by adult teeth between three and five years of age.

Horses drink water in by sucking it up in a similar way to cattle, rather than the ‘lapping’ action of a cat or dog.

A new-born foal can stand up within an hour of being born.

Horses have a much better sense of smell than humans do!

Male horses have more teeth than female ones!

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