OtterKnow Kids EncyclopediaHorses are big, strong animals that people have loved for thousands of years! They can run very fast and love to gallop in open fields. People ride horses for fun and for work on farms. A baby horse is called a foal!
Horses have long legs, flowing manes, and big beautiful eyes. They can be brown, black, white, gray, or even spotted! Horses have hard hooves on their feet instead of toes. Their tails are long and swishy, which helps them brush away flies.
Horses live on farms and ranches where they have big fields to run around in. They eat hay, grass, and sometimes apples or carrots as a treat. Wild horses live in open grasslands and run together in groups called herds. Horses need to drink lots and lots of water every day!
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Horses can sleep standing up because their legs lock in place so they do not fall over!
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A horse’s teeth never stop growing their whole life.
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Horses can see almost all the way around their body without turning their head!
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They say “neigh” and can run just a few hours after they are born.
