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Here’s some fun little facts for women who love horses! 😊
Thank you volunteer, Janelle McCormick!
12 astonishing facts about horses
1. Horses have a weird side. Horses have been around for around 50 million years, and in that time they've had a chance to develop some really interesting quirks and features to their anatomy.
2. The eyes have it. Horses have some of the largest eyes of any land mammal (the moose takes the trophy), with a diameter of about 2 inches.
3. Horses can't vomit. It is physically impossible for horses to throw up.
4. The horse's closest relative is the rhino. There is only one surviving branch of the horse family, and that is Equus.
5. Arabian horses aren't built like the others. This breed is famous for its grace, speed and endurance.
6. Ponies, miniature horses are only sort of the same. Horse, pony... miniature horse? What's the difference?
7. Teeth tell the truth. There's a lot of crazy stuff to know about horse teeth.
8. The only real wild horses left aren't mustangs. There are quite a few horses around the world that are called wild.
9. Many-muscled ears help horses hear. A horse can shift its ear to facing forward to facing backward, and that kind of movement requires a lot of muscles.
10. That horse isn't laughing. When a horse curls his upper lip and raises his head in the air, many people think this is little more than a funny expression.
11. This breed of horse has a metallic coat. The Akhal-Teke horse is particularly famous for its coat.
12. Horses are smarter than we realize. Many people that think horses are not the brightest crayon in the box, that they are simple-minded animals without much in the way of intelligence.
Go to https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/photos/12-astonishing-facts-about-horses for the full article about these amazing animals!