Horses

By Judith Ventaja

Diagram of a horse skeleton with major parts labeled.

This is a horse,  equus ferus caballus. The horses are mammal perissodactyle,
family Equidae, herbivorous, quadruped and long arched neck.

Curiosities

1-Horses spend more energy lying than standing.


2-The horse uses his facial expressions to communicate.

3-The horse is able to drink 37 liters of water per day.


4-Foals are usually born at night. At birth only need 1-2 hours to stand on their feet and walk.

5-There are over 350 breeds of ponies and horses (Equus caballus).

6-To determine the age of a horse you only need to see its teeth.

7-A horse can walk, trot, canter and gallop half.

8-A horse's heart weighs about four and a half kilos.

9-Horses usually live 20 to 25 years.

10-No matter which way the mark appears in front of a horse, it is always called star.

11-A breed of horse from Russia called Akhal-Teke can withstand several days without food and water.

12-On average a horse's head weighs a little more than 5 kilos.