Horse Facts – Interesting Facts About Horses

Cool Facts About Horses

The horse industry good and services is worth $38.8 billion annually in America.

White horses are not born white, they have a darker color at birth which then changes to white gradually.

A horse’s knee joint is equivalent to a human wrist.

The first Olympic sport is chariot racing in 680 B.C.

The Dubai World Cup is 6 million dollar, the richest horse race amount in the world.

The International Museum of the Horse, Kentucky is the largest horse museum in the world.

When a baby is born it is called a foal.

Horse’s hooves grow continuously like nails and hair, and need to be trimmed.

Horses are pregnant for 11 months.

Horse riding is used as a therapy for people with disabilities.