Interesting facts about horses

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# The shortest word denoting “a horse” is “ Uk ” - in the language of Mongolian nomads.

The longest one – “Okvilauparaklamarukoallunaklanata” was used by Indians of Peruvian tribe Micran. It approximately denotes the following – “Bold guanaco of a white human who came from the sea”.

#New Zeeland horses have a water-repellent coat.

#The registered maximum quantity of foals that were born by a horse amounts 19.

#According to statistics mortality from unshod kick of a horse is higher than from shod one.

#Horses can see colored dreams.

#Norse is a sacred animal at twenty three nationalities (mainly, in Northern Africa and in the Middle East ).

#Negroes of the tribe Masai believed that a man killed by a horse (or by any hoofed animal, f. e.antelope) automatically appeared in the paradise.

#if one puts in front of a horse a bucket filled with coffee and another one with cocoa a horse will prefer coffee in four cases out of five ones.

#The warriors of Swahili tribe went on horseback sitting with their backs ahead and looking through a shoulder.

The record jump

was set by a captain of Chili cavalry Alberto Morali in 1949, the 5-th of February. The height of the jump amounts 2m 47cm.

World news

Nowadays the quantity of horses on the territory of Japan amounts 3 500. The overwhelming majority of livestock (about 3000) belong to Hokkaido breed(or it's also known as Do-san-ko). The rest bears names of the provinces where they have been bred –these are Misaki, Tokara, Noma, Kiso, Taishuh, Yonaguni, Miyako.