AnimalsFarm
Horse Fun facts for kids
Equus ferus caballus
The horse lives on farms and grasslands all over the world and eats grass and hay, for hours each day.
- Where it lives
- on farms and grasslands all over the world
- What it eats
- grass and hay, for hours each day
- How big it is
- taller than a grown-up at the shoulder
Fun facts about the horse
The ones Sammy likes best. She tells them in the game, too.
A horse walks on just one toe on each foot, and its hoof is a giant toenail.
Old photos proved that a galloping horse lifts all four hooves off the ground at once.
Horses can sleep standing up, because special parts in their legs lock them in place.
A baby horse is born with legs almost as long as a grown horse's, and can trot within hours.
Horses have the biggest eyes of any furry animal on land, and can see almost all the way around.
When a horse curls up its top lip, it isn't laughing, it is pushing a smell into a special spot in its mouth.
Horses know people by their face and voice, and remember them for years.
Horses have no collarbone, so their front legs are held on only by muscles, which soften every bump.
Riddle
Can a friend guess it?
Read the clues to someone, one at a time, without saying the animal. How many clues do they need? Fewer is better, just like in the game.
I live in a herd on farms and grasslands, and I munch grass for hours every day.
I can sleep standing up, because special parts in my legs lock me in place.
I walk on just one toe on each foot, and my hoof is really a giant toenail.
When I run my fastest, all four of my feet leave the ground at once.
People ride on my back, and I neigh, toss my long mane and swish my tail.
Sammy might be thinking of a horse.
In Thought Zoo, Sammy picks an animal and you ask her yes-or-no questions to find it. You'll find the horse in the Farm adventure. It's free to play.
Play the FarmComing to iPad, iPhone and Android on 12 January 2027
