Horse facts for kids:

horses are domesticated animals that are incredibly smart and strong. They are different

breeds of horses, but they all belong to Equus Caballus. According to the American museum

of natural history, horses have lived on earth for more than 50 million years. So, in this article

we will come across significant facts and meaningful truths that would help you to know more

about horses.

20 facts about horses:

 Horses sleep both standing and laying.

 They transfer their feelings through facial expressions.

 Neigh is the sound that houses make.

 Horses cannot vomit or burp.

 Horses produce approximately 10 gallons of saliva a day. 

 It takes 9-12 months to re-grow an entire horse hoof. 

 Horses have 16 muscles in each ear.

 A young male horse is called a colt and the young females are fillies.

 Horses are often seen in photographs “smiling”, but this movement is actually to help

them smell better.

 Horses are herbivores.

  The fastest horses in the world can run as fast as 55 mph (88 kph).

 There are 205 bones in a horse’s body.

 Horses can run soon after birth.

 Ponies are Small horses.

 Horse pregnancy typically lasts between 320 and 370 days.

 Old Billy was the oldest horse to ever live.

 A horse’s growing as long as they’re hooves keep alive.

 Horses have a good sense of smell.