Horse Facts

HORSE FACTS

There are about 75 million horses in the world.Horses are herbivores meaning plant eaters.All horses have 205 bones in their skeleton.The reason why horses are tamed because they are used for sports,pets and they are used as police horses .Did you know that horses can sleep lying down and standing up and also did you know horses sleep 3 to 4 hours a day?A male horse is  called a stallion and a female horse is called a mare . A younger male is called a colt and a young female horse is called a filly.Horses can run shortly after birth.Most horses are described as a solid -hoofed plant eating,four legged animal?.When tamed horses  are released they instantly forget about being a trained horse and become a wild horse. Horses have a better memory than elephants. Their teeth take up more space inside their head than their brain.Male horses have more teeth than female horses because male horses have 40 teeth and females have 36 teeth.New Jerseys state animal is horses. Ford’s, Mustangs,Pintos,Broncos and the dodge colts are all cars that are named after horses. Oklahoma has annual festival for horses.  The US quarters with the man and the horse represent John.F. Kennedy the 35th president of the United States of America when he died the riderless horse was named “Black Jack” it means a leader who has fallen.A horse is warm blooded. You may see a horse doing a weird expression,that looks like it’s laughing well you're right and it’s called the flehmen response .Their eyesight is really good,thanks to their strange big eyes.Horses have helped mankind  and have help them to win their biggest achievement.They use their ears,mouth,and nostrils to communicate what mood they're in.Horses and other equines have better sense than humans.If you think horses are not clever well your wrong horses are clever animals.

By:Tino and Hannah