Answers Straight From The Horses Mouth!
The answer is no, horseshoes do not hurt horses. Many people worry about this when they see horseshoes being nailed on. Horses’ hooves are a lot like our fingernails. The tough outer part does not have any nerve endings, so when horses are trimmed and have new shoes put on they shouldn’t feel much more …
The answer is no, horses do not have fur. Instead, horses have hair. This is partly semantics, since air and fur are essentially the same thing on a molecular level. But there are several distinctions in the hair or fur animals have that direct how we refer to their coats. It sounds complicated, but we …
The answer is no, horses do not cry. You will see tears fall out of their eyes, but they do not cry in the traditional, emotional sense. When you see a horse shedding tears it is likely they have a blocked tear duct or some other irritant in their eye. Of course, this does not …
The answer is yes, horses do sleep standing up. They have a special mechanism in their leg joints that allow them to create enough stability to be able to sleep standing up without falling over. Interestingly, horses do also lie down to sleep, and that is when they get most of their deep rest! Suffice …
The answer is yes, a horse is an herbivore. Horses only eat plants, mainly hay, grass, and grains, and no meat. Their digestive system is not made to process meat, and eating meat could make a horse very ill. Luckily, horses are very happy to eat plants, including fruits for a treat! Although horse diets …