- There are about 75 million horses in the world
- The oldest breed of horse is the Arabian
- A horse is measured at the withers
- The Flehmen reaction happens when a horse is senses and unusual smell or taste. The horse will curl its upper lip
- Horses are relate to Donkies, Wild Asses and Zebra's
- Horses belong to the Equus family.
- The oldest recorded horse was "Old Billy," an English barge horse, who lived to be 62 years old
- There are over 350 different breeds of horses and ponies
- a stallion is a male horse
- a mare is a female horse
- a foal is a baby horse
- a filly is a young female horse
- a colt is a young male horse
- a foal is a yearling after its first birthday
- a sire is the word used for the father of a horse
- a dam is the word used for the mother of a horse
- a pony is not a baby horse. It is a fully grown small horse
- a horse's height is measured in hands. One hand = 4 inches
- The four natural paces for the horse are the walk, trot, canter and gallop
- Albino horses are the only true white horses. All white horses descended from Old King, an albino horse whose offspring were always born white, regardless of the mare's colour
- Most foals are born at night when the herd is least likely to be on the move
- Draught Horses are the world's strongest animals apart from elephants
- As well as using them for fly swatters, horses use their tails to send signals to each other about how they are feeling
- When first born, foals cannot eat grass because their legs are too long to reach it!
- One of the first horses was called a Hyracotherium. It lived about 50 million years ago and was as tall as a fox. It had toes! This horse changed over millions of years to become a modern horse
- The World's Largest Horse ever recorded was a Shire gelding named Samson, bred by Thomas Cleaver of Toddington Mills, England. Foaled in 1846, this horse measured 21.2 1/2 hand high ( 7 ft. 2 inches) in 1850, and weighed 3,360 pounds.Samson is also recorded as the "HEAVIEST" horse weighing 1524 kg (3360 lbs.)
- The longest tail measured was 22 ft. long was grown by an American Palomino named Chinook
- The longest horse mane was 18 ft. long and grown by a Californian mare named Maude
- If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes
- Horses can drink up to ten gallons of water a day.
- Horses cannot breathe through their mouths nor can they see colour
- A horse uses up more energy lying down then standing up
- Horses are required to wear hats in hot weather in Rasario, Argentina.
- A British law states that an Englishman must not sell a horse to a Scotsman.