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14 Things You Didn't Know About Horses!

Published: · Modified: by Viktoria Bryzh · This post may contain affiliate links

While we all know that Horses are the most majestic and challenging species in the world, you probably didn't know these amazing and bizarre things about them.

Here are 14 things you didn't know about horses!

#1 Horses are the most elegant animals in the world! A woman riding a Horse by the seashore #2 Did you say “saliva”?

A Horse showing its teeth
One horse produces 10 gallons of saliva a day!!!

#3 You will never find a more graceful creature than a horse? A woman riding a horse in the field #4 Their ears are so strong!

a man kissing the cheeks of a Horse
Horses have 16 minuscule muscles in each ear and can rotate them 180 degrees.

#5 And eyes are so big!

A Horse being sprayed with water
Horses have the biggest eyes among all land mammals.

#6 They are a perfect company for you at the photo session!? a woman walking in the field next to a Horse #7 There are a lot of horse hybrids!

group of people riding their Horses
There are hybrids made from combinations of zebra-horse hybrid, female horse-donkey hybrid, male horse-donkey hybrid and the cutest of all, Zetlands Zebra-Shetland hybrids.

#8 The younger, the more powerful!?

a person riding a Horse jumping over the flowers in a basket
Horses are running a few hours after being born!

#9 Horses also have huge hearts?

head of a Horse
The average weight of a horse’s heart is about 8 or 9 pounds.

#10 They can sleep while standing. a woman hugging the head of a Horse while standing in the field

#11 Moreover, they love other animals. A Horse with a dog standing on top of the tree trunk fence next to him

#12 And their teeth are great.

A white Horse standing on the grass with a man behind him
An average horse’s teeth take up more space than their brain.

#13 One horse jumped for 8 feet and 1.25 inches!

A woman riding a Horse jumping over the fence
It was a record!

#14 Their faces really can express emotions

a woman taking a selfie below the face of a Horse
The shape of their face helps a horse to show its mood!
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