Horses typically give birth after an 11 month gestation period. Newborn foals can stand and walk shortly after birth. Horses reach their peak strength and speed at around 4-5 years old and are considered mature at 5 years old. Horses live an average of 20-30 years, with the longest recorded lifespan being over 60 years. Horses originate from the steppe regions of Eastern Europe and Northern Asia but are now domesticated worldwide.

1. BY BLANCA & ALBA
EQUUS FERUS
CABALLUS

2. DESCRIPTION
A mare gives birth about 11 months after mating.
The newborn foal can stand and walk almost
immediately. Most horses reach the peak of their
speed and strength at four or five years and are
considered “of age” (mature) at about five years.
The average life span is 20 to 30 years; the
longest recorded is more than 60 years.

3. BASIC FUNCTIONS
Feeding the horses is basically barley straw, oats
and some fresh grass in spring.
This animal is very intelligent and courageous,
and do not hesitate to deal with other animals,
although there is much danger.

4. HORSES HABITAT
Horses originally came from
the steppe areas of eastern
Europe and northern Asia.
Today, most horses are
domesticated and can be
found throughout the world

5. SOME INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT HORSES.
Horses can sleep both lying down and standing up.
Horses can run shortly after birth.
Domestic horses have a lifespan of around 25 years.
A 19th century horse named ‘Old Billy’ is said to have lived 62 years.
Horses have around 205 bones in their skeleton.
Horses have been domesticated for over 5000 years.
Horses are herbivores (plant eaters).
Horses have bigger eyes than any other mammal that lives on land.
Because horse’s eyes are on the side of their head they are capable of seeing nearly 360 degrees at one time.
Horses gallop at around 44 kph (27 mph).
The fastest recorded sprinting speed of a horse was 88 kph (55 mph).
Estimates suggest that there are around 60 million horses in the world.
Scientists believe that horses have evolved over the past 50 million years from much smaller creatures.
A male horse is called a stallion.
A female horse is called a mare.
A young male horse is called a colt.
A young female horse is called a filly.
Ponies are small horses. More pony facts

6. BIBLIOGRAPHY.
Ò http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse
Ò http://www.history.co.uk/shows/the-real-war-
horse/articles/history-of-horses-during-wwi
Ò http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/
animals/mammals/horse/