just the horse facts

December 26, 2022

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I’m not really into racing or horse racing, but I do love horses…so I thoughts I’d share some facts. Hope you enjoy…

Horses can’t burp

Horses can’t burp, vomit or breathe through their mouth like humans do. “A horse’s digestive system is a one-way street, unlike cattle and other ruminants who regurgitate food to re-chew it. Although they have a pretty efficient way of processing the tough fibrous foods that make up their forage, this long, one-directional system can cause problems that result in colic.”

You can estimate a horses age by its teeth

Horses can live to be more than 30 years old

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The American Quarter Horse is the world’s most popular breed

Horses were domesticated by humans
more than 3,000 years ago

Horses are measured in hands

Most white horses are actually grey

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Horses are not native to North America

“Every horse on the North American continent is a decedent of European horses.
Even the horses that we regard as “wild” are actually feral horses,
whose ancestors escaped from captivity. Horses disappeared from the Americas
more than 11,000 years ago, and there is ample fossil evidence that the horse’s
ancestors lived here previous to that.”

the original horse was the size of a golden retriever

“The original horse was no larger than a golden retriever.
Diminutive Hyracotherium may have looked more
like a small goat or deer than a modern-day horse. 
Hyracotherium lived during the Eocene Epoch about 50 million years ago.”

source: thesprucepets.com

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2020 is that chestnut mare
all those old cowboys warned you about

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