Here are some interesting facts about horses:
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Horses have better vision at night than humans.
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Horses produce approximately ten gallons of saliva a day.
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Horses cannot breathe through their mouths.
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A foal is a young horse that is either male or female.
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A horse is measured in units known as hands. One hand is equal to four inches.
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The average thoroughbred today is 16 hands high.
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Adult female horses have 36 teeth.
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Adult male horses have between 40 to 44 teeth.
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A horse’s upper jaw is wider than its lower jaw.
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A colt is a young male horse that is four years or younger.
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A filly is a young female horse that is four years or younger.
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A horse’s age can usually be determined by its teeth.
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Dam is a term given to a mare when she becomes a mother.
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Sire is a term given to a stallion when he becomes a father.
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Horses have monocular vision which means that they can see a different image by both eyes.
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In other words, they can see two different images at once.
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A horse is a herbivore meaning it feeds on plants.
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A mule is a cross between a male donkey and a female horse.
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A hinny is a cross between a male horse and a female donkey.
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Any marking on a horse’s forehead is called a star whether it is shaped like a star or not.
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Horses are in the same family as zebras, mules and donkeys.
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A yearling is a foal after its first birthday.
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A mare is pregnant for eleven months.
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A horse’s average lifespan is twenty to thirty years.
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There are more than 350 breeds of horses.
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A horse’s normal body temperature is 100-101 degrees.
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Horses cannot vomit.
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Horses can sleep standing up.
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The Celts regarded the horse as a sacred animal.
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There are approximately 75 million horses in the world.
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The horse that had the starring role as Mr. Ed in the 1960’s television series by the same name was a golden palomino.