Male horses that are uncastered and are meant for breeding purposes are called stallions. In contrast, female horses that are above the age of three are called mares. While stallions are aggressive,...

A primary difference between these two horses is that one is a wild animal originally from the United States, while the bronco originated in Mexico. One of them is not trained, hence cannot be...

Camels are neither faster than horses, nor are they too slow than horses. The difference in their average speed is only around 10 to 15 miles per hour. It is possible, however, to increase the speed...

Horses can sleep lying down. In fact this is completely normal for a horse to lay down. But, being huge in size they would not have the option to get up and run from hunters. Also, lying down for...

A newborn foal’s hooves are called an eponychium. More informally, they are also known as “golden slippers,” “‘foal slippers’”, or “fairy fingers”. Although the foal’s hooves...

The thumb rule is that a grown up horse can comfortably carry around 20% of its body weight. That being said, the load-carrying capacity between a full grown horse, a mule, and a pony may vary. While...