10 Quirky Facts You Didn't Know About Horses

No matter your experience with horses, some of these 10 horse facts will surprise you!

Horses are intriguing animals and special in so many ways. This video reveals some of the unique adaptations that enabled them to survive in the wild for millions of years.

Whether you are passionate about horses or just love animals in general, you will not be disappointed!

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[ismailsultan]

Cats also flatten their ears when they are about to battle or when they have ZOOMIES😂

[karencrudele]

Awesome information. Horses are amazing! Thank you...

[cardinalfox]

These are great but i have one thing to say about the last info. A horse with white markings (pinto or appaloosa) doesn't have to be AA/Aa. A is the agouti gene which is there to distribute red coloration. The base coat is EE, Ee or ee. ee being cnestnut (no black) and the others being black or bay depending on the agouti gene. A black horse has no red distribution so it is EE or Ee with aa. A bay horse is EE or Ee with AA or Aa. And a chestnut horse is ee with AA or Aa or aa.
Thats just the base color. Then there are the white marking genes. Any horse with white markings (not just head and legs) has at least on copy of a pinto or appaloosa gene. So a horse with leopard spots has at least one copy of the leopard appaloosa gene. Max is 2 copies for anything. A horse with big white splotches could be tobiano, overo, splash, etc. Careful though when breeding to overo horses together. One copy of the overo gene is fine. But if a horse is born with both copies it results in the lethal white syndrom where the foal dies withing a few hours/days after birth due to a gi track defect.
Hope this helps a bit. I find it really fascinating😅

[feralbluee]

i’ve never had a horse, although i’ve been able to pet a few and been able to watch them in Central Park or with mounted police. i’ve watched lots of YT videos cause i like to look at horses and learn about them. (OMG - i once saw a male horse pee. i was absolutely gobsmacked. it was like a hose being turned on full force. so now i know :)
anyway, finding out about the head touching training was a complete surprise. now i’ll be even more careful when i pet a horse in Central Park (NYC). :)🐎🐴🌷🌱

[leanneadams]

I didn’t know about the mane placement of on the left or right side depending on shoulder strength or preference! Wow. I always wanted to know this. Now I do ! 👍 nice that your not teaching what I already know and what most teach !! So great research ! ❤️🐴

[leslieschott]

All I understand about right or left handedness is that ALL animals seem to prefer either right or left (hoof, paw, talon, etc.).

[melissawarfield]

Very nice video on the facts of horses. I've been around horses long enough that the facts you gave did not surprise me at all.

[timeaszekely]

Amazing and very informative, as always! 😊

[LeoEquestrian]

That's amazing. I learn a couple thing here... great video

[dianeboross]

I knew about ears flattening, but everything else was new, and makes perfect sense, given my limited practical experience. Thank you!

[Ihaveadog]

Could you do more on horse coat colours and markings? Like, what’s the difference between a pinto and piebald/skewbald, if there is one, lol
I’m definitely subscribing! Your very underrated.

[borokajakabffy]

Amazing work. I loved every second of it, very well done😍🥰

[rhondasanders]

Very good! I’m just learning😃. I don’t have a horse, but I LOVE HORSES🌺♥️♥️♥️❣️❣️

[Dixiecowgirl]

Good job! I knew they couldn't 🤢 vomit! Thank u much for all the cool facts!

[anitaszathmary]

This is a brilliant video. I like the comparisons between human and horses. 😍😍😍

[Maybenotjennie]

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[Cecilyeg]

Horses do belch. I have been next to more than one horse who belched!

[georgemoore]

Most horses that I have ever owned or known will naturally grow their Mane on both sides unless it is trained (Constantly brushed or even cut right back and trained from the start) to go to the accepted side(usually the right side) some horses manes will be predominately falling on one side or the other and it is easier to train the smaller side of course, I have never seen any horse where the mane naturally fell all to one side without any human intervention
I didn't realize that horses have a stronger side like Humans, but it does make sense, why wouldn't they?
I know in horse racing some horses prefer to race clockwise while others prefer to race anti clockwise but the vast majority will handle both ways with equal efficiency

[GizeyelGreen-vnkf]

Because some are right hand headed and others are left hand headed duh esau 🤦🏾🤦🏾🤦🏾🤦🏾

[equine]

Anyone really absorbed in horses know this. A real horseperson has educational books on horses.
They want to know the inside, & outside of a horse.
But this helps people not knowledgeable in horses.