Horse Facts for Kids
May 1, 2010
This article is all about Horse Facts for Kids. These facts are very interesting and useful.
- Horses are actually scientifically called Equines.
- Horses can live for about 30 years.
- Horses can run as fast as 50 miles an hour!
- Horses have the largest eyes of any animal.
- Horses are herd animals and enjoy the company of other horses.
- Horses stand on the part of their hoof that resembles a finger which is why people say “horses stand on their fingers.”
- A horse cannot vomit.
- The horse has actually four gaits.
- Horses can see very well in the dark.
- A horse cannot see directly in front or behind them.
- You can tell how old a horse is by looking at their teeth.
Those were the Horse Facts for Kids and now here are some amazing horse records!
- The longest jump by a horse was 27 feet 6 inches.
- In 1822 the world’s oldest horse died names Old Billy at age 62.
- The tallest horse ever, was a shire named Samson. He was 21.2 hands high (7 feet 2 inches). He weighed 3,360lbs – that’s over one and a half tons!
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