Giddy-up: Horse facts you need to know

Is there any creature more majestic than a horse?

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Here are some fun facts about our magical four-legged friends.

• Horses gallop at around 27 miles per hour. The fastest recorded speed reached by a horse was 55 miles per hour.
• Horses have the biggest eyes of any land mammal. Those eyes are on the sides of their heads, allowing them to see nearly 360 degrees at once.
• Horses are herbivores, meaning they eat plants, fruits and vegetables.
• They have around 205 bones in their skeletons. (For reference, an average adult human has 206.)
• Horses’ teeth take up more space in their heads than their brains.
• The world has an estimated 60 million horses.
• Horse hooves are made from the same protein that produces human hair and fingernails.
• Horseback riding has been popular since ancient times.