If you love horses, you’re going to find the following facts fascinating! Let’s go!
• Arabian horses have fewer bones than other horses- one less neck & back vertebrae, and one less rib!
• Horses have a way to keep standing while sleeping—they ‘lock’ their leg joints.
• Horses can see almost 360 degrees, but watch out: they can’t see directly in front of them or directly behind, & could ‘spook’ or kick if startled when you’re in those areas.
• One front leg is shorter than the other, & its mane falls to the shorter leg side.
• The upper lips of a horse are very sensitive & can ‘feel’ different objects. They can also take hold of something with their lips.
• Wherever horses are looking, that’s where their ears will be pointed towards.
• Horses’ eyes can’t adapt to the dark as well as humans, but they see better in the dark.
• Horses can’t breathe through their mouths, only through their nostrils.
• Telling a horse’s age is tricky, & depends on the number, position, & length of their teeth.
• You think you have it bad! Horses only sleep four hours a night in a 24 hour period.
• A horse’s hoof is like our fingernails, in that it keeps growing & needs to be clipped.
• Horses use facial expressions to communicate. Their moods can be gauged by assessing their nostrils, eyes, & ears. Ears back & nostrils flaring means they’re angry and could attack!
• A breed of horses in Russia, named Akhal-Teke, can last without food or water days on end.
• Horses produce nearly 10 gallons of saliva daily.
• If you’re looking to become a horse trader, you might want to operate in China—they have the most of any country in the world—10,000,000!