Friends, in this post we are going to talk about the horse’s interesting facts, the horse is a very invaluable pet whose species are found somewhere in the world and these animals are found in almost all the worlds.

Friends, Horses are species that man started rearing about 6000 years ago and there are more than 60 million horses in the world in which different species are found. These animals are as loyal as dogs who are ready to help you 24 hours a day.

Interesting facts about horses

1. More than 300 species of horses are found worldwide and the Arabic breed is considered to be the oldest living breed of horses. It is a breed about 4500 years old.

2. There is a population of about 60 million horses all over the world.

3. The horse is a member of the Equidae clan.

4. Przewalski’s Horse is a real wild horse which is the only living species of wild horse.

5. The eyes of horses are on their heads in such a way that they can see in an area of 360-degree.

6. Britain has the highest number of horses of all countries.

7. The children of horses start walking after a born while.

8. Horses are loyal to their master who never leaves his master in times of trouble.

9. Horses can go from standing still to delivering a powerful kick in just 0.3 seconds, whereas human reaction time is 1.6 seconds.

10. The American Quarter horse is the fastest racing horse in the world to cover a distance of 70.76km/h.

11. The speed of running of ordinary horses is 40 to 48 km h.

12. The smallest horse in the world was a horse called Einstein of New Hampshire, which was 18 inches high.

13. The world’s tallest horse was a horse called Sampson of England, born in 1846. It was 7 hands higher than normal horses. His height was 21.2 hands when he stood up.

14. Did you know? that the horse’s length increases above the knees.

15. Horses breathe only through the nose, not by mouth. So while practicing race, we are often asked to close our mouths and breathe like horses.

16. In the record of a horse’s high jump, 5th Feb, in 1948, a horse named ‘Houseo’ jumped 8 feet 1.25 inches up in Chile. Its horseman’s name was ‘Captain Alberto Larraguibel’.

17. Ordinary horses are around 25 years of age or more, but if you talk about the record, in 1982, a domestic horse named Old Billy died at the age of 62.

18. A horse named Green Mickey was the world’s most expensive horse worth US$ 16000,000.

19. Greenmonkey’s ability and beauty to run made it special. That is why Greenmonkey Horse is considered to be the most expensive animal in the world so far.

20. Did you know? that horses, like humans, display their various emotions with different facial expressions.

Conclusion

I hope, you must have liked this article, my thought, a horse is a very smart animal that understands the gesture of a human in a very short time. so you must share your thoughts on horses by commenting.