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Horse Information
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Interesting Horse Facts
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Anatomy Facts
Here are some interesting facts about a horse's body.
Horse's hooves grow at a rate of about 1cm per month.
The forelock on a horse's head helps to keep flys out of the eyes.
Horse's legs are built so that they can sleep standing up, but to get a good rest they need to lying down.
Each leg has a small spot that looks like a scar called a 'chestnut'.
Horse's knee caps are not done fusing until they are about 3 1/2 years old. That's why many young racehorses are injured.
Mares come in to heat around age 1, but usually can't be safely bred until 4.
Stallions are mature and can breed around 2 or 3 years of age.
A horse's heart weighs about 10 pounds.
A horse's back cannot bend, it remains stiff when the horse moves. That's why it's hard for horses to get up after rolling or resting.
The teeth take up more room in a horse's head than its brain does.
Horses can see color.
Horses can see in two directions at once.
Horses have two blind spots where they cannot see- directly in front of them, and directly behind them.
Human hair and fingernails are made from the same protein as horse hooves.
Horses have 36-42 teeth, with females usually having 36 and stallions and geldings having 40-42. "Canine teeth", remains of fighting teeth, are present on some horses, usually males, in either 1 or 2 pairs. "Wolf teeth" can be present in males or females, and sometimes have to be pulled because they cause pain.
Most breeds of horses have 18 ribs, 6 lumbar bones, and 18 tail vertebrae. Arabians have 17 ribs, 5 lumbar bones, and 16 tail vertebrae.
A full grown horse that weighs about 1,000 pounds contains approximately 13.2 gallons of blood.
Horses have about 175 bones in their body.
Horses make 8 basic sounds- snort, squeal, greeting nicker, courtship nicker, maternal nicker, neigh, roar, blow.
It is almost impossible for a horse to vomit-- if they do, their
stomachs usually rupture soon after.
It takes a horse 60 days to double it's birth rate.
A horse focuses its eye by changing the angle of its head, not by changing the shape of the lens of the eye, as humans do.
While horses graze, they keep a look out for predators.
A horse weighing around 1000 lbs. voids from 1 1/2 to 8 1/2 quarts of urine daily.
A horse's gestation period is 11 months, but can be anywhere from 10-12 months long.
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DID YOU KNOW?
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Many horses live, (and work),
until they are over 30 years old.
There are over 300 different breeds of horses and ponies around the world.
The oldest recorded horse was
a barge horse in England known
as "Old Billy". He lived till the
grand old age of 62!!
Many horses have white markings on their faces.All these markings all have special names. These names are used by horse people to identify different horses which may otherwise appear the same in color.The markings themselves may vary in shape, but bear a similarity on most horses.
Star
- found high up between the eyes - often a diamond shape.
Snip
- small mark on the muzzle.
Stripe
- long straight marking down the horse's nose.
Race
- long wavy or irregular stripe.
Bald Face
- marking that covers most of the horse's face.
Blaze
- broad marking down the front of the horse's face.
Star and Stripe
- star which continues down to join a stripe.
Star, Stripe & Snip
- marking which extends all thre way down to the horse's muzzle.
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~*~Horse Vital Stats~*~
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Pulse: A normal pulse rate for a horse is between 35 - 42 beats per minute
Respiration: A normal respiration rate for a standing adult horse is 8 - 16 breaths per minute.
Temperature: Normal temperature for an adult horse ranges between 99 - 101.5 degrees Fahrenheit
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Weanling – is a young horse of either sex that has just been taken away from its mother. A weanling is usually between 6months and 1 year old.Yearling – is a horse that is officially one year old.Gelding – is a male horse that has been castrated or altered. Most male riding horses are geldings.Pony – is a small mature horse that will never grow taller than 14.2 hands, which is about 58 inches. A pony can be a boy or a girl
Tack – Horse equipment, bridles and saddles are called tack.Green – An untrained or inexperienced horse is called greenOff Side – is the right side of a horse.Near Side – is the left side of a horse.
Hand – is the way a horse is measured. One hand equals about 4 inches. A horse is measured from the ground to the highest part of his backbone, which is called the withers.
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Stallion – is a mature male horse that can be used for breeding. A stallion can be a father.Mare – is a mature female horse over 4 years old. A mare can be a mother.
Foal – is a young horse that is still with his or her mother. A foal can be either a boy or a girl.
Filly – is a young female horse under 4 years old. A filly is a girl horse.
Colt - is a young male horse under 4 years old. A colt is a boy horse.
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A normal hoof/pastern axis for the front feet is between 45 and 50 degrees and the hind feet is between 50 and 55 degrees.
Lessing the degree of hoof/pastern axis unaturally lengthens stride;increasing the degree shortens the stride. both predispose the horse to injury.
A "coon-footed" horse's hoof/pastern axis is broken back at the cornary band (Pastern slopes back away from the hoof wall).
A "Club-footed" horses hoof/pastern axis is broken back 60 degrees or greater at the cornary band.
A "Pigeontoed" horses feet deviate toe inwards, expressing a "paddling" motion.
A"Toed-out" horses feet deviate toe outwards, Expressing an interfering motion called "winging"
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