Wildlife Wednesday - Horses God's Magnificent Handy Work
My daughter has a love for horses that is beyond words. Horses have always fascinated her and she dreams of owning a farm/animal rescue when she's an adult. This year we began volunteering a local horse rescue. This has provided her with a fabulous opportunity to not only spend time with horses and learn how to care for them, but also learn a valuable lesson in helping others. She will be starting horseback lessons very soon too which she is thrilled about.
You can definitely see God's magnificent handy work in these majestic creatures. They are beautiful, graceful, strong and gentle. They have helped humans throughout the ages in many different capacities. And they are one of the most mentioned animals in the bible (I think sheep/lambs are #1). Did you know there are lots of great scriptures that refer to horses (see below for a few as well as FREE notebooking page on horses)!
Some Horse Facts:
-Horses have the largest eyes of any land animal. Because horse’s eyes are on the side of their head they are capable of seeing nearly 360 degrees at one time.
-Horses are measured in "hands". The measurement 'hand' is 4 inches because that was considered to be the average width across a mans knuckles.
-Human hair, fingernails and horse hooves are made from the same protein.
-Chariot racing was the first Olympic sport in 680 B.C.
-Horses teeth never stop growing.
-The average lifespan is between 25 and 30 years.
-Horses can sleep both lying down and standing up.
-Horses can run shortly after birth.
-Horses gallop at around 44 kph (27 mph).
-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.
-Horses below to the species Equus Caballus.
-Horses are herbivores (plant eaters).
-Estimates suggest that there are around 60 million horses in the world.
-Horses have around 205 bones in their skeleton.
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| The World of Animals from Master Books is filled with great information on horses. |
Horses In the Bible:
-Proverbs 21:31 - The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but the victory belongs to the Lord.
-Isaiah 63:13 - Who led them through the depths? Like a horse in the desert, they did not stumble.
-2 Kings 2:11 - And as they still went on and talked, behold, chariots of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them. And Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
-Job 39:19-24 - Do you give the horse his might? Do you clothe his neck with a mane? Do you make him leap like the locust? His majestic snorting is terrifying. He paws in the valley and exults in his strength; he goes out to meet the weapons. He laughs at fear and is not dismayed; he does not turn back from the sword. Upon him rattle the quiver, the flashing spear, and the javelin. ...
Another interesting fact there were only two animals in the Bible that talked a snake and a donkey!
Want FREE resources including a Horse notebooking/copywork worksheet? Visit the Wildlife Wednesday Group Page to access them along with lots of other great information, freebies, giveaways and more.
Kathy @ Kathy's Cluttered Mind
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Comment by Kathy Balman on January 28, 2013 at 8:22pm -
Dr. Derek Blake what a beautiful horse my daughter loves the white spot on his head!
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Comment by Dr. Derek P. Blake on January 26, 2013 at 10:30am -
We have one horse at the moment, Christmas present for my wife, but we are looking around for another for her to ride. Our horse is called Yannos and he is about 18 months old, still a colt really, and not yet been trained, that's my wife's project for the next year. He is a native Greek Breed, we think he is a 'Skyros Small-horse' from the mountains above Plomari in the south of Lesvos, which is where the Eco-ranch is, that we purchased him from, perched 450 meters (c1500 ft) above the Aegean Sea. They are sturdy little horses that were and are used to carry heavy loads of olives and oil, among other farm chores.
He has a lovely disposition and loves company and play, he has now settled in and there is a real bond developing between Yannos and my wife, soon she will start working with him as we move toward the spring when the land starts to dry out. Essentially he was a wild colt when he arrived and it will be a good time before he is schooled enough to ride. Hopefully we will get a ready trained horse next and we hope the horse-to-come will act as a school-master for Yannos.
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Comment by Carolyn Reeves on January 23, 2013 at 10:59am -
Horses are definitely fascinating animals. There is a horse named Bear that lives in a pasture down the hill from our house. It belongs to our daughter and her family. He is so funny. My granddaughter, Charli, feeds him oats every afternoon. When Bear sees her coming down the hill, he runs full gallop to the fence. If she is a little late feeding him, he stomps and snorts around, and has a little temper tantrum. Sometimes, he just runs back and forth across the pasture for the fun of it. I think he enjoys being taken for a ride. On warm sunny days, we see him roll over on his back, kicking his legs in the air. Sometimes deer get in Bear's pasture and eat grass, but Bear doesn't mind at all. They all seem to be friends.
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