1. Trusting the ExpertsINTERESTING FACTS ABOUT HORSES

2. 31 FACTS 3. 1In the wild a foal will suckle until they are one year old, in some conditions this can be longer. 4. 2 Stallions will fight over females but generally not over territory. 5. 3 Horses have better memories than elephants. 6. Horse 7. Horses have the largest eyes of any land animal.4 8. A horse's teeth take up more space in their head than their brain.5 9. 6The horse has binocular vision, but can also see different things in each eye. This is why you need to show your horses the spooky things in both eyes so the brain can get the message that it's not spooky. 10. The measurement 'hand' is 4 inches because that was considered to be the average width across a mans knuckles.7 11. 8Horses hooves grow approximately 1/4 inch per month, taking almost a year to grow from the cornet band to the ground. 12. 9When measuring a horse you use the top of the withers because the distance from the withers to the ground remains the same. (As long as the horse is standing on level ground.) If the horse was measured from the top of the head, the height could change every time. 13. 10 The name 'Philip,' and the feminine variant, 'Philippa,' mean 'lover of horses. 14. 11James Watt developed the term 'Horsepower' because he wanted a measurement for his steam engine that would be readily understood. 15. 12 At John F. Kennedy's funeral November 25th, 2009 - the riderless horse was named Black Jack. The boots reversed in the stirrups indicated a fallen leader who would ride no more, a tradition tracing back to the ancient Mongols. 16. Sampson, a shire was the tallest horse ever recorded, at 21.2 hands high.13 17. 14The smallest horse is Thumbelina who stands 4hh tall. 18. 15 The oldest horse was Old Billy, born in 1760, who lived to be 62 years old. 19. 16 The highest fence ever jumped by a horse stands at 8ft and 1 inches. This was cleared by Captain Alberto Morales, riding Huaso. 20. The widest fence jumped was officially recorded as 27ft and 4 inches.17 21. 18 The unit horse power means the effort needed to lift 33,000lb a distance of 1 metre, about 1.5 times the power the average horse can exert. 22. 19 The Horse belongs to the Equus Family. Equus comes from the ancient Greek word meaning "QUICKNESS. 23. 20 A horse's "HEART WEIGHS" about 10 pounds! 24. 21 The average horse's HEAD WEIGHS 11.84 pounds. 25. 22The world speed record for a horse is 43.2 mph, it was set by a four year old race horse named Big Racket. 26. 23Horses can drink up to ten gallons of water a day. 27. Horses expend more energy lying down than they do when they are standing up!24 28. 25 China not only has the most people in the world, but also has the most Horses with 10,000,000 29. Horses cannot breathe through their mouths. That's why you'll never see one panting like a dog.26 30. Lariot have over 280 different styles of saddle tree to give choice to the myriad of different horse profiles.27 31. 28 Lariot currently produce in excess of 16,000 saddle trees per year and sell to saddle makers in 14 Countries. 32. 29 Every Saddle Tree produced by Lariot has 6 layers of cross laminated birch plywood in its construction. 33. 30 The biggest tree that we have been asked to produce was 22 the smallest just 3. 34. 31 Lariot has over 280 different styles of saddle tree including: Dressage, Jumping, Event ers, Ponies, Race Exercise, Military and Side Saddle models. 35. THANK YOU