10 interesting facts about horses

horse facts

A horse can easily drink up to 10 gallons of water in a day.

Celts regarded horse as a sacred animal.

You can know the age of a horse by counting its teeth.

A horse can walk, trot, canter and gallop.

The hoof of a horse never stops growing, like a fingernail, and has to be clipped on a regular basis.

A mule is a cross between a male donkey and a female horse. While, a hinny is a cross between a male horse and a female donkey.

A horse has two blind spots. One of them is located directly in its front, while the other is located directly behind.

Akhal-Teke, a horse breed from Russia, can go for days without food or water.

A marking on the head of a horse is known as a star, irrespective of the shape it has.

Horses cannot vomit, but they can sleep while standing.

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