Interesting Horse Facts

Interesting Facts

~The average horse weighs about a half a ton and its brain is the size of a baked potato.

~Horses cannot breathe through their mouths.

~Some of the equine family's closest relatives are tapirs and the rhinoceros.

~A horse can poop up to 14 times a day, but it cannot vomit.

~Horses produce approximately 10 gallons of saliva, and can drink up to 10 gallons of water a day.

~The average horse's heart weighs approximately 9 or 10 pounds.

~The smallest breeds are the Falabellas of Argentina. Average breed heights for a fully-grown Falabella today are between 28 and 34 inches. The breed is proportioned similarly to horses, other than in size.
~The tallest breed is the Shire, from England. Shire horses average around 17.2 hands (178 cm) tall at maturity (measured at the withers, with the breed standard being at least 17 hands, although a Shire horse was recorded reaching over 21.2 hands (220 cm). The girth of a Shire horse varies from 6 feet to 8 ft. Shire stallions weigh, on average, between 2,020 lb and 2,460 lb.

~And remember this when trying to communicate with your horse: When spoken to, horses distinguish tones rather than particular words.

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