A broad splash of white that covers most parts of the forehead between the eyes and carries down the nose to the muzzle is called a Blaze.



A newborn foal's legs are already 90% of the length they will be when full grown.

A breed of horses called Akhal-Teke from Russia can go for days without water or food.

Most of the time, a horse has monocular vision. This means a different image is seen by each eye so that a horse is seeing two different pictures at the same time. A horse can also have binocular vision. Binocular vision is when both eyes work together to see one picture (humans have binocular vision). A horse only has binocular vision when it is looking down its nose.

Horses are prey animals with a well-developed fight-or-flight instinct. Their first response to threat is to startle and usually flee, although they are known to stand their ground and defend themselves or their offspring in cases where flight is not possible, or when their young are threatened.

The horse has one stomach. In contrast, cattle, sheep, goats, bison, deer, elk, caribou, moose, and camels are ruminants which means they have four digestive chambers instead of just one stomach.

The interdental space is an area in a horse's mouth, both on the upper and lower jaws, where there is not any teeth. This area is between the front teeth and the back teeth. When a horse is bridled, the interdental space is where the bit rests. On the bottom jaw, most horsemen refer to this area of bare gums as the bars.

Horses are able to sleep both standing up and lying down. They are able to doze and enter light sleep while standing, an adaptation from life as a prey animal in the wild.

Horse meat has been used as food for animals and humans throughout the ages. It is eaten in many parts of the world and is an export industry in the United States and other countries.

Horses have a good sense of memory, if you'v been with the same horse for a long time, they will remember you, but if you havent, they usually wont remember you

China not only has the most people in the world, but also has the most Horses with 10,000,000

A mule is a cross between a male donkey and a female horse. Mules are usually sterile.