Answers To Fun Facts
Answer to fun fact from September 2023 News Flash.Question:
Question: What is the meaning of a blue ribbon and a yellow ribbon in a horse’s tail?
Answer: Blue ribbon means “Stallion or Aggressive Gelding”.
Yellow ribbon means “Stay Back, I’m a Stallion”.
Answer to fun fact from August 2023 News Flash.Question:
Question: What’s the difference between a red ribbon and a pink ribbon in a horse’s tail ?
Answer: Red “Caution: I Kick or Strike”
Pink: “Moody Mare Kicks”
Answer to fun fact from July 2023 News Flash.Question:
Why is it difficult for horse owners to detect health problems in their horses?
Answer: Horses have a very high pain threshold.
Answer to fun fact from June 2023 News Flash.
Question: What takes up more room in a horse’s head – brains or teeth?
Answer: Teeth
Answer to fun fact from May 2023 News Flash.
Question: The horse’s brain has a highly developed cerebral cortex. What is the result?
Answer: The ability for conscious thought, decision-making and the ability to remember complex tasks.
Answer to fun fact from April 2023 News Flash.
Question: Why are horses able to respond to subtle cues from their handler?
Answer: Horses have a very sensitive sense of touch.
Answer to fun fact from March 2023 News Flash
Question: What does it mean when a horse whinnies or nickers at you?
Answer: Greeting you as someone they care about.
Answer to fun fact from February 2023 News Flash
Question: The Pony Express was in operation for how long?
Answer: 18 months
Answer to Fun Fact from January 2023 News Flash
Question: What was the name of the Marine Corps horse that held actual military rank?
Answer: Sergeant Reckless
Answer to Fun Fact from December 2022 News Flash
Question: To be a Pony Express Rider you had to weigh less than how many pounds?
Answer: 125
Answer to Fun Fact from November 2022 News Flash
Question: The Pony Express provided mail service between what 2 states?
Answer: Missouri and California
Answer to Fun Fact from October 2022 News Flash.
Question: Mustangs are descendants of domesticated horses from where?
Answer: Spain
Answer to Fun Fact from August 2022 News Flash.
Question: What does a BLUE Ribbon tied to a horses tail mean?
Answer: Horse is a stallion.
Answer to Fun Fact from July 2022 News Flash.
Question: What does a Green ribbon tied to a horses tail mean?
Answer: An inexperienced horse.
Answer to Fun Fact from May 2022 News Flash.
Question: Do wild horses live longer than domesticated horses?
ANSWER: No. It is rare for a wild horse to live beyond 20 years.
Answer to Fun Fact from April 2022 News Flash.
Question: What does it mean when a horse blows in your face?
Answer: It’s a sign they trust you and treat you as part of their family.
Answer to Fun Fact from March 2022 News Flash.
Question: What does it mean if a horse nudges you?
Answer: He is showing you affection.
Answer to Fun Fact from February 2022 News Flash.
Question: To compete in a foreign country’s Olympic Equestrian events, a horse needs a health certificate and what else?
Answer: A Passport.
Answer to Fun Fact from January 2022 News Flash.
Question: Today’s Mustangs are not considered “Wild” horses. What are they called?
Answer: Feral
Answer to Fun Fact from November 2021 News Flash.
Question: Which horse breed has 1 less rib, 1 less lumbar vertebrae, and 1 less tail bone?
Answer: Arabian
Answer to Fun Fact from October 2021 News Flash.
Question: When were horses 1st brought to North America?
Answer: 16th Century
Answer to Fun Fact from September 2021 News Flash.
Question: Horses are Ungulates. What does this mean?
Answer: Ungulates are hooved animals.
Answer to Fun Fact from August 2021 News Flash.
Question: How long does it take for a horse to regrow a new hoof?
Answer: 9 to 12 months
Answer to Fun Fact from July 2021 News Flash.
Question: Do some breeds of horses live longer than others.
Answer: Larger breeds tend to have shorter lives than smaller breeds.
Answer to Fun Fact from June 2021 News Flash.
Question: How much does a horse’s brain weigh? Hint: It’s ½ the size of a human brain.
Answer: 22 ounces
Answer to Fun Fact from May 2021 News Flash.
Question: How many breeds of horses are there in the world?
Answer: 300
Answer to Fun Fact from April 2021 News Flash.
Question: How much water does a horse drink on an average day?
Answer: 25 Gallons
Answer to Fun Fact from March 2021 News Flash.
Question: Sampson, a Shire horse, was the tallest on record. How tall was he?
Answer: 21.2 Hands
Answer to Fun Fact from February 2021 News Flash.
Question: The fastest horse on record could run how fast?
Answer: 55 MPH
Answer to Fun Fact from January 2021 News Flash.
Question: The average horse can run how fast?
Answer: 27 MPH
Answer to Fun Fact from December 2020 News Flash.
Old Billy died at the age of 62.
Answer to Fun Fact from November 2020 News Flash.
Shire horse 21.2 hands
Answer to Fun Fact from October 2020 News Flash.
Shades of blue, green and gray
Answer to Fun Fact from September 2020 News Flash.
Yes, They get lonely if kept alone.
Answer to Fun Fact from August 2020 News Flash.
The same color as their mother.
Answer to Fun Fact from July 2020 News Flash.
The Morgan horse was named after Justin Morgan.
Answer to Fun Fact from June 2020 News Flash.
Yes, if they have pink skin.
Answer to Fun Fact from May 2020 News Flash.
Smelling, A technique known as “Flehman”
Answer to Fun Fact from April 2020 News Flash.
To better see predators at a distance.
Answer to Fun Fact from March 2020 News Flash.
The Arabian appeared 4,500 years ago.
Answer to Fun Fact from February 2020 News Flash.
Sixteen (16) muscles.
Answer to Fun Fact from January 2020 News Flash.
To promote the humane treatment of horses.
Answer to Fun Facts from December 2019 News Flash.
Answer: 27 MPH
Answer to Fun Fact from November 2019 News Flash.
A whinny is a greeting. A snort is announcing potential danger.
Answer to Fun Fact from October 2019 News Flash.
Shock absorber and pumps blood back up the leg.
Answer to Fun Fact from September 2019 News Flash.
About ten (10) pounds.
Answer to Fun Fact from August 2019 News Flash.
Three hundred (300) different breeds.
Answer to Fun Fact from July 2019 News Flash.
So they can see almost 360 degrees.
Answer to Fun Fact from June 2019 News Flash.
The Arab appeared 4,500 yeas ago.
Answer to Fun Fact from May 2019 News Flash.
Twenty-seven (27) mph, with the fastest horse at 55 mph.
Answer to Fun Fact from April 2019 News Flash.
Sixteen (16)
Answer to Fun Fact from March 2019 News Flash.
The most dominate female leads. The stallion protects the herd.
Answer to Fun Fact from February 2019 News Flash.
They have the ability to raise and lower their hair layers, creating warm air pockets.
Answer to Fun fact from January 2019 News Flash.
False – Horses can only breath through their nostrils.