Horses have been called the noblest of creatures, and it’s easy to see why. Depending on which scientific accounts you believe, they’ve been man’s original best friend since anywhere from 4000 to 2000 B.C. They’ve taken us wherever we’ve asked them to include the fields of battle. Yet here we are in the 21st Century, and there are still plenty about these noble creatures you still don’t know.
Want proof? Here is a list of 7 more facts added to a list that has been previously made:
1) Horse hooves are made from the same protein that comprises human hair and fingernails.
2) The horse trailer (“horsebox”) was invented by Lord George Bentinck, a U.K. man who needed a more effective transport for getting his six horses from one racetrack to another.
3) In 1872, Leland Stanford (1824-1893) made a bet that at some point in the gallop all four of a horse’s legs are off the ground at the same time. Eadweard Muybridge (1830-1904) proved him right by using a series of 24 cameras and photographing a racehorse named Sallie Gardner.
4) Horse’s eyes are on the side of their head they are capable of seeing nearly 360 degrees at one time.
5) Horses will not lie down simultaneously because at least one will act as a look-out to alert its companions of potential dangers.
6) A horse can see better at night than a human. However, it takes a horse’s eyes longer to adjust from light to dark and from dark to light than a human’s.
7) Horses have 16 muscles in each ear, allowing them to rotate their ears 180 degrees.
