Aishlyns report on Horses

This is a report on horses and it will tell you what they eat, how fast they can go, and where they live. A horse is a mammal and they are an animal that lives on a farm and is taken care of by farmers

Why horses wear shoes?

Horseshoes stop hooves being damage by hard surfaces such as roads. The shoes are usually made of steel, and the person who makes and fits them is called a Ferrier.

How you tell a horses age?

Horses mainly eat grass, and munching away at this sort of though plant food is very hard on teeth. Experts can get a good idea of a hoses age by looking at the way its teeth are wearing as it gets older.

Foals

A baby horse is called a foal. Even though it can walk, when it is only two hours old, a foal will keep close by its mother when exploring the farm.

What are horses used for?

Most horses are used for trail rides .Some horses are ridden by farmers who herd the cattle or sheep.

Do horses like company?

The certainly do. Horses love hanging out in a herd-that’s what we all a group of horses.

Fastest horse

Racehorses are the king of speed. Galloping racehorses can pound around a Corse with a jockey on its back at over 60 kilometers per hour.

How many kinds of horses are there?

There are many breeds of horse and pony. Members of a breed share certain characteristics, such as colour and height, and pass them on to their foals

How we tell a horse is happy

Although a horses cant talk like we do,you can tell how a horse is feeling from its body language. A happy horse will    hold its head and  tail up high, for example

Are there any wild horses left today?

There’s only one breed of horse around now that’s descended from the wild horses of prehistoric times .It is called przewalkski’s horse, after the Russian explorer who rediscovered it in Mongolia in the 1880s.

Where they live…

Horses live on a farms, country sides, and paddocks