Horse Facts
A group of horses living together
Herd
Mane
True or False: Trails of Purpose offers services to clients free of charge
True!
True or False: Horses can have allergies like humans do
True! Horses can be allergic to different plants/pollen in their environment and even different types of grains (ex. soy)
True or False: The horse and seahorse are distant relatives
True or False: A horse can sleep standing up
True - horses have a special group of muscles, tendons, and ligaments that allow them to keep their legs locked in place while at rest when standing
True or False: Horses have 2 knees
True! Horses have knees on their front legs but not on their back legs
Name the 2 cities in Hampton Roads where Trails of Purpose has a farm
Chesapeake
Virginia Beach
Name 2 body parts that a horse has the same number of as humans do
Eyes
Ears
Tongue
Nose
Knees
True or False: Horses can recognize people by their smell
True! The horse's strongest sense is their sense of smell, and they get the most information about things in their environment from smelling them
Name 3 things a horse eats (not including treats!)
Hay
Grass
Grain
Horses have hooves - name 3 other animals in Virginia that also have hooves
Cows
Goats
Deer
Pigs
Sheep
Name 3 emotions that horses experience that humans also experience
Fear/Worry/Anxiety/Nervousness
Excitement/Happiness
Calmness/Contentment
Acceptance (regarding friendship with others)
Silliness
Loneliness/Isolated
Protective
True or False: The horse is a distant relative of the rhinoceros
True! Aside from donkeys and zebras, the next closest relative to the horse is the rhino
In addition to horses, Trails of Purpose has these animals at the Chesapeake farm (5 types of animals)
Cats
Dogs
Sheep
Goats
Pigs