Facts:
- Foals can run shortly after birth.
- Horses have been domesticated for over 5000 years.
- Horses can sleep both lying down and standing up.
- Horses have around 205 bones in their skeleton.
- Because horse’s eyes are on the side of their head they are able to see almost 360 degrees at once.
- Horse’s have the biggest eyes of any land mammal.
- A male horse is called a stallion.
- Horses gallop at around 44 kph (27 mph).
Horses are put into three categories, Heavy Horses, Light Horses and Ponies.
Light Horse 
Heavy horse 
Pony
Light Horses are used for riding and jumping, some light horse breeds are American Paint Horse, American Quarter Horse, Appaloosa and Arabian (this is not a complete list)
Heavy Horses are used for pulling and on sometimes riding. Some heavy horse breeds are Shire horse, Clydesdale, Friesian horse and Percheron (this is not a complete list)
Ponies are used for pulling carts and sometimes as children’s mounts. Here are some pony breeds, Shetland pony, Miniature horse, Highland Pony and Cob (this is not a complete list)
There are many different types of saddles, But the only two I am going to talk about are English and Western.
Western saddles are used for Cutting, Reining, Endurance riding, and Barrel racing.
English saddles are used for Show jumping, Polo and Dressage.
INFO:
COMMON NAME: Horse
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Equus caballus
TYPE: Mammals
DIET: Herbivore
SIZE: Height at the shoulders: 30 to 69 inches
WEIGHT: 120 to 2,200 pounds
SIZE RELATIVE TO A 6-FT MAN:
Credit to National Geographic.
Animals and Earth 