Horse Info

a stallion is a male horse
a mare is a female horse
a foal is a baby horse
a filly is a young female horse
a colt is a young male horse
a yearling is a foal after its first birthday
a sire is the word used for the father of a horse
a dam is the word used for the mother of a horse
a pony is not a baby horse. It is a fully grown small horse
a horse's height is measured in hands. One hand = 4"

What do horses eat?

horses love to eat short, juicy grass. They also eat hay (which is dried grass) especially in the winter or when they are stabled. Extra high energy food such as barley, oats, maize, chaff, bran or processed pony nuts are good for working horses. horses have small stomachs for their size and need to eat little and often - if in a field, horses will graze for most of the day.

Why does a horse have to wear shoes?

horses that work or travel on hard roads need their feet (hooves) protected by metal shoes. horses hooves, like our finger and toe nails, also grow continuously and need to be trimmed. To do this, the horses shoes need to be removed and their hooves trimmed every 4 -6 weeks. After trimming their hooves new shoes are fitted.
The person who cares for a horse's feet is called a farrier or blacksmith.

There are over 350 different breeds of horses and ponies.

There are more than 600 Przewalski's horses worldwide.

When spoken to, horses distinguish tones rather than particular words.

The longest tail measured was 22ft long was grown by an American Palomino named Chinook

The longest mane was 18 ft long and grown by a Californian mare named Maude

horses have "2 BLIND SPOTS". One is directly behind them and the other is directly in front of them.

A horse's "HEART WEIGHS" about 10 pounds!

The average horse's HEAD WEIGHS 11.84 pounds

Most foals are born at night under the cover of darkness and away from prying eyes and possible danger.

In the wild horse world, the mare decides when and where the herd will go while the stallion follows.

"LAST PRIMARY ANIMAL" to be domesticated.

horses can drink up to ten gallons of water a day