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| FUNNY FACTS |
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| These are pretty cool. |
1)Many horses live until they are over 30 years old. The oldest recorded horse was a barge horse in England known as "old Bill". He lived till the age of 62!! The oldest canadian horse was known as old buck and lived until the age of 46.
2)There are over 300 different breeds of horses and ponies around the world.
3)It is estimated that there are about 750 million horses in the world.
4)It is estimated that a horse's kick can clock in at 75 miles an hour.
5)A veterinary book published in the 18th century describes the following pregnancy test:" Pour water in the mare's ears; and if she shakes only her head, she is with foal. If she shakes her whole body too, then she is without foal.
6)The term "dark horse" comes from the 1920's practice of entering ineligible horses in races under a false identity and hidden under a coat of paint.
7)Abnormally dry hooves sound hollow when tapped with a hammer.
8)Horses produce approximately 10 gallons of saliva a day.
9)Horse' have approximately 35 square feet of skin.
10)the highest jumper jumped 9 feet in the 1930's!!! |
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