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20 Astonishing Facts about Horses you didn’t know

Anyone who has ever looked upon a horse will attest to the fact that horses are magnificent creatures. Here are some of the most astonishing facts about Horses you must know.

Buzz Desk by Buzz Desk
March 6, 2022 - Updated on April 23, 2022
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Horses are incredibly fascinating animals. Even if you never learned to ride one, you could study them for the rest of your life and still find new things to discover. Even if you’ve been around horses for a long time, here are some of the facts about horses that may surprise you.

For thousands of years, horses have been our faithful companions. They used to transport us across large distances, pull out cargo, work on our land, and fight alongside us in conflicts. They now assist us in breaking records, staying healthy, rehabilitating us, and providing a highly addictive form of pleasure.

Let’s dive into the list of 20 Astonishing Facts about Horses-

While our list of horse facts is far from complete, it will assist you in learning everything there is to know about horses.

20 Astonishing Facts about Horses you didn’t know
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  1. Horses have around 205 bones in their skeleton, but certain Arabian horses have fewer ribs and lumbar vertebrae than other horse breeds – 5 lumbar vertebrae instead of 6 and 17 pairs of ribs instead of 18.
  2. Horses have the largest eyes of any land mammal. They also have a third eyelid that is located on the inner of the eye and shuts diagonally over it to provide additional protection.
  3. Due to a particular locking system in their legs, horses can sleep both lying down and standing up, but they can only attain REM sleep when lying down.
  4. Male horses have 40 teeth as adults (typically around the age of five), whereas mares have 36 teeth. Horses’ teeth take up more area in their heads than their brains in both circumstances.
  5. According to the Guinness Book of Records, the longest tail ever recorded on a horse belonged to JJS Summer Breeze, a mare from Kansas, USA, who reached 381cm (12 foot 6 inches) on August 23, 2007.
  6. Horses can’t vomit because their esophagus is surrounded by a thick band of muscles. This band is so powerful that it would burst a horse’s stomach before it could puke.
  7. Horses secrete about 10 liters of saliva per day.
  8. Sampson, a Shire, was the world’s tallest horse. He stood at a height of 21.2hh (7 feet, 2 inches).
  9. The world’s horse population is estimated to be over 60 million, however…
  10. Horses were not utilized for agricultural or utilitarian work in Australia until 1788 when they came with the first Western settlers. Only the toughest and fittest horses made it across the ocean from Europe, and Australian horses have a reputation for being among the toughest equines on the planet.
20 Astonishing Facts about Horses you didn't know
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  1. The brain of a horse weighs roughly 623 grams, which is half the weight of a human brain.
  2. Horses are devoid of collarbones. Instead, a sling of muscles and ligaments connects their shoulders to the rest of their skeleton.
  3. Foals’ hooves are covered with soft tissue before they are born to prevent them from injuring their mother’s birth canal and uterus. Fairy slippers, golden hooves, foal slippers, leaves, gills, and fingers are all names for this tissue.
  4. The Eohippus, which lived 55 million years ago, was the earliest member of the horse family.
  5. Each day, horses use at least five liters of water.
  6. Humans have only three ear muscles, whereas horses have ten.
  7. The heart of a horse weighs between 4 and 4.5 kilograms and is roughly the size of a basketball.
  8. Horses can only breathe through their nose, not their mouths.
  9. Horses normally gallop at roughly 27 miles per hour, but the best recorded sprinting speed was 55 miles per hour.
  10. The fear of horses is known as equinophobia.

For thousands of years, horses have been our faithful companions. They used to transport us across large distances, pull out cargo, work on our land, and fight alongside us in conflicts. Even if you’ve been around horses for a long time, here are some of the facts about horses that may surprise you. Hope you liked this article. Let us know your favorite fact in the comment section below.

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