Tallest Horse: 21.2 hands (7 feet, 2 inches) tall. He was a Shire named Samson born in 1846 in Toddington Mills, England.
Oldest Horse: 62 years. “Old Billy” was an English barge horse born in 1760.
Highest Jump: 8 feet 1 1/4 inches. Huaso, ridden by Captain Alberto Larraguibel, set this record on February 5th, 1949 in […]

Horses are adapted to grazing. In an adult horse, there are 12 incisors (six upper and six lower), adapted to biting off the grass or other vegetation, at the front of the mouth. There are 24 teeth adapted for chewing, the premolars and molars, at the back of the mouth.
Stallions and geldings have four […]

The Horse is one of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac which is related to the Chinese calendar. Persons born within these date ranges can be said to have been born in the “year of the Horse,” while also bearing the following elemental sign:

11 February 1918 - 31 January 1919: […]

I am always amazed at the things kids are able to do. We often think that because of a child’s small size that they are less capable. This is especially true when it comes to such a large animal like a horse. On the Training The Horse blog there is a great story about The […]