In lockdown I wrote facts about horses
Have you ever ridden a horse or fed a horse? Horses are really cool animals. And they love humans as much as we love them. Here is some cool information about horses for you. Horses are four-legged animals that have been around us humans for a really really long time. They once represented a major way for humans to get around. As they were used for transport. They also performed many other jobs for humans. Over the years. There are over 300 different breeds of horses. Wow that’s quite a lot when you think of a horse. Horse breeds come in a number of different sizes and colors. and have cool different skills. There are three main types of horse breeds. Hot bloods are fast horses that are just there for speed and racing cold. Bloods are generally bred for strength and heavy work warm. Bloods are a combination of the other two types and are often used for writing competitions the scientific name for the horse is. Equus ferus caballus did you know that there are lots of different names for horses well there are and it all depends on whether they are male or female and how old they are here they all are do you know all of these names full a baby horse less than a year old yearling a young horse between the ages of one and two. Colt a male horse less than four years old filly a female horse less than four years old stallion a male horse older than four years old that is not a gelding a castrated male horse mare a female hose older than four horses with different coat colors have different names here are some of the main colors they light reddish brown to dark brown with a black mane tail and lower legs chestnut reddish color with no black gray black skin but a mixed coat of white and black entirely black sorrel a type of chestnut with a very reddish coat done yellowish or tan coat. Palomino alight golden color. Pinto a multicolored horse with patches of red brown white and or black horse are animals that graze and they mostly eat hay in grasses they also like peas and beans fruit like apples and we’re sure many of you have fed them carrots they like these too the pony is just a small horse there are certain breeds of horses that are small and these are called ponies the only wild horses that are not extinct are the pro. Wolski’s horses which live in China and mongolia they are nearly extinct and are actually highly endangered that’s really sad these are horses that live in the wild that actually come from are descended from domesticated horses they are called fuel horses have excellent senses including good hearing eyesight and a fantastic sense of balance there are four basic gates that indicate the speed a horse is moving from slowest to fastest they are walk trot canter and gallop have you tried any of these horses can sleep standing up or lying down now that's quite weird imagine sleeping standing up humans first tamed horses around 4000 bc wow that's long time ago parce writing is often used as a form of therapy for people with disabilities horses are still used today by the police how cool is that the horse’s hoof is always growing and needs to be clipped farriers are people that specialize in taking care of horses hooves and putting on horseshoes
now you know a new word there’s everything you need to know about cool horses they are beautiful animals that can really help humans do you know any other facts about horses that you can share with your class.
