​HORSES
Mammal     -       Vertebrate         -    Herbivore
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THE SMALLEST HORSE IN THE WORLD CALLED EINSTEIN
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SHETLAND PONY
Male:  Stallion
Female:  Mare
Young:  Foal, Colt (male) Filly (female)
HORSES
  • Horses and ponies are related.
  • Horses are larger than ponies.
  • Sleep standing up.
  • Horse's teeth take up more space in their head than their brain.
  • See different things in each eye.
  • Live about 20-25 years.
  • Most foals are born at night, away from possible danger.
  • Measurement of 'hand' = 4 inches.
  • There is no such thing as a white horse. They are all called grey horses because they have some black and white hairs.
  • A gelding is a castrated horse, pony or mule.
  • Horses cannot breathe through their mouth.  If they do, they will suffocate.
  • Horses cannot vomit.
  • The underside of a horse's hoof is called a 'frog'.  The 'frog' peels off several times a year with new growth.
  • The smallest horse in the world is only 2 feet tall and lives on a farm in New Hampshire, America.
  • Are distantly related to rhinoceroses and tapirs.
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PONIES
  • Shetland Ponies are the smallest pony breed.
  • Buffalo Bill bred Shetland Ponies.
  • Ponies tend to have coarser and thicker manes and tails, and a heavier coat.
  • Ponies are sturdier than horses.
  • Ponies have better memories than horses.
  • There are approximately 267 breeds of horses and ponies.
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EXMOOR PONIES
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HORSE AND FOAL
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PONY IN WINTER COAT