1. There are about 75 million horses in the world
2. A horse typically sleeps about two and a half to three hours a day
3. Horses younger than 4 years can concentrate for a maximum of 10-15 minutes
4. Horses sleep longer in the summer than in the winter
5. No two horses are identical
6. Horses generally dislike the smell of pigs
7. Mr. Ed, the talking equine star of the 1960s television series, was a golden palomino. He learned an enormous amount of tricks for his role, including answering a telephone, opening doors, writing notes with a pencil, and unplugging a light. Apparently, Mr. Ed would occasionally have a fit of temper, as befitting his star status, and would stand stock still, wheezing and refusing to move.
8. In the state of Arizona, it is illegal for cowboys to walk through a hotel lobby wearing their spurs
9. Horses' hooves grow approximately 0.25 in a month, and take nearly a year to grow from the coronet band to the ground.
10. Horses lie down only about 43.5 minutes a day
*Information from
http://www.tahoemeadows.com/horse_facts.htm 
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