Interesting Horse Facts for Everyone
- horsegames
- Jul 19, 2016
- 1 min read
If you ever wondered what makes horses so special, then you came to the right place. Here you can read and find out the most interesting facts about your favorite animal.
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Horses are herbivorous mammals with hooves.
Horses have the biggest eyes among all mammals on the Planet.
They have been domesticated more than 5000 years.
The average lifespan of a horse is 25 years.
Old Billy was the oldest horse ever recorded, who lived during the 19th century and he lived 62 years.
The average sprinting speed of a horse is 44kph (27 mph).
The fastest record is 88kph (55mph).
These animals can sleep both lying down and standing up.
Horses can see 360 degrees at one time thanks to the position of the eye, which is on each side of the head.
There are approximately 60 million horses all around the world.
Horses are able to run shortly after they are born.
They have about 205 bones in their body.

Male horses are called stallions.
Female horses are called mares.
Young male horses are called colts.
Young female horses are called fillies.
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