Horse Trivia

With my GIrl Scout troop working on earning all of their horse badges (they're almost done) through of the help of my friend Kim and her horse Freckles, well I thought that some horse trivia would be very appropriate...enjoy!

 

The horse that starred as Mr. Ed in the TV series, was

a registered American Saddlebred.

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Draught Horses are the world's strongest animals apart

from elephants.

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It is estimated that there are about 750 million horses

in the world.

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                                  Old Bill

Many horses live, (and work), 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 grand

old age of 62!

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Different gaits of the horse:

Gait - any forward movement of the horse

Walk - the horse raises its feet one after the other and

puts them down in the same order (4 miles per hour)

Trot or Jog - the horse lifts the front leg on one side

of its body and the hind leg on the other side at the

same time. The other two legs hit the ground together.

The trot is faster than the walk. (9 miles an hour)

Canter - the horse gathers its hind legs under its body

and extends its forelegs. It is a controlled gallop. At

one point, all four feet are off the ground.

(12 - 40 miles an hour)

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We use Mud Masques Too

Mud helps to moisturize and seal the hoof. Without

moisture, the hoof will dry out and crack causing con-

siderable pain for the horse and possibly making him

go lame. Water alone is not always enough to prevent

hoof dryness. Another way to moisturize a horse's hoof

is to use one of the commercial hoof moisturizer products.