Fun Facts About Horses

• Horses can sleep lying down and standing up

• Horses have bigger eyes than any other mammal on land

• Horses can gallop at around 27 mph -fastest sprinting record was 55 mph

• Horses use their ears and nostrils to express their mood

• Horses can see nearly 360 degrees at one time

• Horses hooves are made from the same protein that comprises human hair and fingernails

• Horses are social animals and will get lonely if kept alone, and they will mourn the passing of a companion

• Horse's ears have the ability to rotate 180 degrees

• You can tell if a horse is cold by feeling behind their ears.  If that area is cold, so is the horse

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