Horse & pony facts, statistics & information

A horse of average size has approximately 50 pints (28 litres) which circulate through his system every 40 seconds.

The top speed of a of a Horse is about 45 Mph (70 Kph)

The smallest horse ever recorded was a Falabella (miniature pony) which stood 48cm (19 Inches), or just under 5 Hands and weighed 14Kg (30 Lbs)

The largest horse ever recorded was a Belgian that stood 1.8M (6ft) tall, or 18 Hands, and weighted 1400Kgs (3200Lbs)

Horses have the largest eyes of any land animal

There are 60 Million domestic Horses worldwide

While walking a horse consumes 1 Litre (.25 gallon) of oxygen a minute but at racing gallop the horse takes exactly 1 breath per stride and consumes nearly 60 Litres (15 gallons) of oxygen per minute

A horse can eat more food each day then a cow of the same size

Horses were domesticated in Eurasia about 6000 years ago

Horses became extinct in both North and South America about 15,000 years ago