Horse Facts

Facts, bits and pieces about different kinds of horses.

Horses and Human beings have an old relationship. Asian migrants most likely tamed the first horses around 4,000 years back, as well as the animal stayed fundamental to a lot of societies, until the introduction of cars and engines. Horses still keep a strong position of honor in many societies and cultures, regularly connected to brave adventures in war.

While most horses are domestic, others remain wild. Feral horses are the descendants of once-tame animals that have run free for generations. Groups of such horses can be found in many places around the world. Free-roaming North American mustangs, for example, are the descendants of horses brought by Europeans more than 400 years ago.

Wild stallion usually gathers up forming groups pf 3 to 20.  A mature male horse which is referred to as a (stallion) leads the group, which is constructed of a female’s horse which is referred to as (mares) as well as young foals. by the time young foals are 2 years old, older stallions chase them away. The colts then meander with other younger males till they can assemble their own group of females.

The Przewalski's steed is the only really wild stallion whose late ancestors were never trained or tamed. Unexpectedly, strong stocky creature exists today only in stables. In 1968 in Mongolia was found the last wild Przewalski's steed.
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No. 1: Man O' War

The legendary Man O’ War or the so called the “sure thing”

The legendary Man O' War is credited for rescuing American horse racing in the 1920s. Born in 1917, he made his racing debut two years later, winning three stakes races in just 17 days. Man O' War gained the reputation of being a "sure thing" in betting circles, which made other horse owners wary of putting their own horses up against him. In fact, Man O' War lost just one race during his career, the Sanford Memorial Stakes, largely due to early practices which involved the horses circling the starting line. When the race began, Man O' War had his back turned, but still managed to place second. 

As a sire, he produced over 64 stakes winners and 200 champions - including War Admiral. One of his offspring also went on to sire Sea biscuit. When he died in 1947, Man O' War lay in state for several days in a specially designed casket lined with his racing colors. He is buried at Kentucky Horse Park where a statue was erected to mark his grave. Man O' War has also been the subject of several books, and was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1957.

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  Horses are Conscious 

Horses have been tamed for a long time now approximately 5,000 years now.however humans are still learning how horses think.

Horses have been tamed for over 5,000 years ago and have been deeply associated with human from that point forward. In the book The Horse: The Epic History Of Our Noble Companion, Wendy Williams the author explores and explain the ancient relation between both horses and human, from the Chavey artistic cave painting to the Eurasian steppes, and the American farms of the West to a laboratory in Texas where behavioral researchers are piping hoe deep both horses awareness as well as consciousness.  Wendy clarifies why humans rethinking their previously established inclinations about animal awareness; she used Hans the horse as an example. Clever Hans as his Wendy referred to him in her book is a horse that worked very closely to his owner, his owner believed that Hans was gifted and can actually do math. Hans soon became very famous and everyone was talking about him, but people were very doubtful which lead to more test. When Hans Trainer would ask him a question he would get the answer right as well as if someone else asked him the question. One day one of the audience watching came up with the idea that they should has Hans the questions but hiding behind a barrier, that’s when Hans got the wrong answer. it turned out that he was watching the person and unconsciously the person gave Hans back subtle clues that told Hans when he reached the right answer. In other words, if the question was 10 minus 5 the answer would be 5, he would tap his feet 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. It turned out that the other person unconsciously gave Hans the clue that he reached the right answer maybe by slightly leaning over or seems to be excited. So, it turned out that Hans was reading clue which still make Hans a very smart horse. Eventually people started thinking that Hans isn’t as smart as they thought he was. 
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