Fascinating Facts About Horses

• Horses can only breathe through their nose, not their mouth
• Horses have a stay-apparatus that allows them to rest while standing without falling over
• Horses have lightning fast reflexes
• Horses are highly intelligent animals and can be taught many different tasks
• The earliest ancestor of the horse was only the size of a Labrador retriever and horses were domesticated around 6000 years ago
• Horses have a fixed pelvis so they cannot do the splits, but they have lateral movement
• Horses are social animals and use their senses to recognize familiar horses and spend time with those they have formed friendships with

Test your knowledge of these remarkable animals with these interesting facts about horses, from their anatomy and behavior to their history and domestication.