Some More Interesting Facts About Horses
Horse is a powerful creature running at a fastest speed. Its strength, power and efficiency has selected its name for being used worldwide in measuring power of engine as a horse-power.
From the time immemorial the horses have been the means of transportation and were used to pull the chariots of kings and emperors, symbolizing an aristocracy as well.
According to research based informations the horses around 3000 BC were treated just like usual wild animals and killed only for the sake of foods by the prehistoric people. But they started being used from 1900 BC as one of the best means of conveyance. The knights used them for riding and waging a war in the battle fields. Some sources give a credit to the Greek people who, according to the informations collected, put the horses to the multipurpose usage after 1900 BC.
However there are some of the conspicuous facts about the horses which you may come across by going through the following points-
* Usage of horses started from 1900 BC.
* There are more than three hundred forty breeds of horses in the world.
* It is a prudent animal and does easily understand the language or gesture of its rider.
* Age of a horse can be calculated by counting its teeth.
* Weight of the heart of an adult horse can be around 12 pounds.
* The heart of an adult horse weighs 10 pounds.
* A horse generally drinks approximately 10 gallons of water per day.
* Just like human face the horses also can be gazed making their facial expression through nostrils, ears and eyes. Such expressions happen to be in regard to sorrow, joy or excitation
* Contrary to a fact that animals refresh themselves by sitting or lying idle, the horses rather squander their energy while remaining idle.
* The hoof of a horse is needed to be clipped from time to time as it remains growing just like the fingernails of human beings.
* Horse happens to adapt its speed according to the needs by loping, trotting, cantering and galloping.
* Any mark whatsoever found on the head of horse is called star.
* Normal life of a horse happens to vary from 20 to 30 years by age.
* Foal is given a birth at a much safer place and oftentimes during the night hours.
* With in one and half hours a foal becomes capable of standing upon its own feet without any one’s assistance.
* With in three years the foal attains a complete maturity.
* Horse being a vegetarian consumes only grasses and hay. Those who are used for heavy works are fed barley, maize, oats, grams and bran.
* Some horses are found in different colors such as brown, black, white and cream found all over their body, while some with mix colors.
* There are two blind spots found over the horse, one in front while another on its hider part.
* There are some horses found in Russia capable of surviving more than a month without food and water.
* One of the few breeds of horses that live in North America are called Mustangs.
* Old Billy is the oldest horse in the world who lived 62 years.
* Falebella of Argentina, is the smallest breed.
* Samson is the tallest horse in the world.
* A male horse is known as a stallion while a female one as a mare.
* A baby horse is known as a foal and after attaining adolescence it is recognized as filly.
* The father of a foal is known as a sire while mother as a dam.
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