Here are some fun facts about horses you may not know!
There are about 75 million horses in the world.
China not only has the most people in the world, but also has the most horses with 10 million.
The horse belongs to the Equus Family. Equus comes from the ancient Greek word meaning "QUICKNESS".
7.1 million Americans are involved in the industry as horse owners, service providers, employees and volunteers. 3.6 million and 4.3 million of those participated in showing and recreation, respectively, with some overlap in cases of people who participate in both activities.
Arabians have one less rib, one less lumbar bone, and one or two fewer tail vertebrae than other horses.
When spoken to , horses distinguish tones rather than particular words.
The horse is New Jersey's state animal.
Horses like classical music.
A horse typically sleeps two and half to three hours a day.
Horses younger than 4 years can concentrate for a maximum of 10-15 minutes.
Horses sleep longer in the summer than in the winter.
Horses generally dislike the smell of pigs.
Horses began to evolve on the American continent over 60 million years ago, they later died out and were re-introduced by Spanish settlers.
One of the first horses was called a Hyracotherium. It lived about 50 million years ago and was as tall as a fox. It had toes! This horse changed over millions of years to become the modern horse.
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