Interesting Horse Facts

by Rob Daniels

The tallest documented horse was a shire gelding named Samson. He was 21.2 1/2 hands high!

In Guernee, Illinois it is illegal for women weighing more than 200 lbs to ride a horse in shorts.

In Raton, New Mexico, it is illegal for a woman to ride horseback down a public street with a kimono on.

In Hartsville, Illinois, you can be arrested for riding an ugly horse.

The record for the highest jump that a horse jumped was 8ft 1 1/4 inches.

The record for the most animals in a hitch (being driven) was 50 horses.

In a 1/4 mile race, the fastest horse ran 43.26 mph.

In a 1 1/2 mile race, the horse Hawkster ran about 37.82 mph.

2 Clydesdale Stallions hauled a sledge stacked with timber weighing 128 tonnes.The equivalent of pulling 22 African Elephants.

A British law states that a Englishman must not sell a horse to a Scotsman.

Marshalltown, Iowa, it is against the law for a horse to eat a fire hydrant.

In New York, it is illegal to open/close an umbrella in front of a horse, because it might scare them.

The smallest known equine was Little Pumpkin, who stood only 14 inches high and weighed a mere 20lbs.

The oldest horse, Old Billy, was a cross breed and lived to be 62 years old.

Horses are required to wear hats in hot weather in Rosario, Argentina.

In South Carolina, no horses are allowed in Fountain Inn unless they are wearing pants.

The smallest known equine was Little Pumpkin, who stood only 14 inches high and weighed a mere 20lbs.

 

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Educational Horse Facts

by Rob Daniels

Equines may be known as a mini, pony, light horse, or heavy draft horse and are classified according to their size.

Horses are measured in "hands". Every hand is about 4 inches. They are measured from the ground to their withers, where their neck meets their back, usually where the mane ends.

To be a horse, the equine is over 14.2 hands high, anything under 14.2 is considered a pony. Horses have approximately 175 bones in their body.

Arabian horses have one less rib, one less lumbar bone, and one or two fewer tail vertebrae than many other horse breeds.

Full grown horses weigh on average 1,000 lbs and have over 13.2 gallons of blood.

Horses age in human years, not seven years like dogs.

Horses on average live to be 25-35. Horses whom are fed properly and exercised regularly have been known to live into their 40's.

Horse terminology is often confused. Baby horses are called foals, not ponies.

A female foal is called a filly, a male foal is called a colt.

A female, adult horse is known as a mare. A male horse, that can reproduce, is called a stallion or stud.

A male horse, that is "neutered", is called a gelding.

The scientific name for a horse is Equus Caballus.

Equines may be known as a mini, pony, light horse, or heavy draft horse and are classified according to their size.

Horses can see everywhere, except directly in front or behind them. Horses, and other prey animals, only sleep about 4-6 hours a day.

Horses sleep standing up by locking their knees.

Horses do lay down to sleep, but only if they feel completely comfortable in their environment. Horses in the wild do not lay down to sleep.

The horse is New Jersey's state animal.

 

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