First facts thread (Say that five times fast! xD)

[Dixeritis]

-There are about 75 million horses in the world.
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-A healthy adult horse should have a pulse of between 36 and 40 beats per minute while at rest.
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-Arabian horses have one less rib, one less lumbar bone, and one or two less tail vertebrae than other horses.
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-Adult respitory rate is 8-16 breaths per minute.
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-A horse typically sleeps from two and a half to three hours per day.
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-A horse younger than four years can concentrate for a maximum of 10-15 minutes.
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-Horses lie down for only 43.5 minutes a day.
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-Horses sleep longer in the summer than in the winter.
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-A horses heart weighs nine pounds.
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-The horse is a herbivorous mammal.
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-All horses, including zebras, belong to the genus equus.
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-No two horses are indentical.
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-The horse has approximately 205 bones
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-A horse is described as 'foal' for the first year of its life.
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-Foals have milk teeth, which are replaced by permanent teeth around 3-5 years old.
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-A horses teeth can be used to estimate the horse's age.
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-Horses generally dislike the smell of pigs.

[Kharress]

Oh wow! this is really cool, thanks for sharing all this! ;D

[Cosima]

Welcome, more to come!

[Coraxe]

I got this from wiki answers

These are the different noises horses make and what they mean.

The Neigh or Whinny

A neigh sounds like a squeal followed by a nicker and is very loud.

The term whinny is also used to refer to a neigh.

When a horse neighs (or whinnies) with his head high, he is looking for other horses or people.

The Nicker

The nicker sound is produced when a horse creates a vibrating sound with his mouth closed using the vocal cords.

When a horse nickers quietly, and moves toward a horse or person, he is saying "hello".

When a horse nickers intensely and shakes his head, he wants to mate.

When a nicker is much softer and quieter than a "hello" nicker, it's usually made by a mare to her foal.

The Blow

The blow sound is produced when a horse exhales through his nose with his mouth shut.

A horse blows when it's curious, or when greeting another horse.

When horses meet nose to nose and blow on each other, they are greeting each other.

If the horses continue blowing gently followed by other actions such as nuzzling, they are friends.
If one or both of the horses nip at the other, stomp their front feet, strike out, or squeal, it means they are enemies.

When a horse blows at something he usually curious.

If the horse relaxes all is well.
If the horse tenses up or shies away, it senses danger.

The Snort

The snort sound is produced when a horse exhales through his nose with his mouth shut and produces a vibrating sound in the nostrils. Very often the horse holds his head up while snorting.

When a horse snorts and stares at an object he is checking for danger.

The Squeal

A horse squeals with his mouth shut.

When a horse squeals it means no.

The Scream

A horse screams while fighting with another horse.

[Cosima]

Cool

[Kharress]

Wow! That'll really help a lot of RPers with their posts! Now the know what sounds to write and such! ;D

[Cosima]

Certainly!