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Lee Pearson, a British dressage rider, has won a total of 10 gold medals at the Paralympic Games, despite having a horse allergy!
‘Jockey’ is the word used to describe some who races horses, usually as their profession. This word also applies to camel riders in camel racing.
Research has shown that horses' favorite flavors are Fenugreek, banana, and cherry, in that order.
The horse was domesticated around 2500 B.C.
The average horse weighs around 1200 lbs (544kg).
Most horses have four gaits; walk, trot, canter, and gallop. There are special breeds of horses that have additional gaits such as the Icelandic horse.
All horses, regardless of when they were actually born, are considered to have a common birthday of January 1; this is one of the reasons horsemen and equine breeds don’t want the foals to be born late in the year.
Horses have the largest eyes of any land mammal.
Horse’s eyes are located on the side of their head which gives them the remarkable capacity of seeing nearly 360 degrees at one time.
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