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In a 500kg horse, the brain weighs around 600g or 1.2g per kg bodyweight. This…

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For many reasons, its almost certain that horses see things very differently to us. Horses’…

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Equine bones / skeleton A horse has 205 bones – one fewer than the rider!The…

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Tendons connect muscles to the bone to move bones whilst ligaments connect bone to bone…

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1. Horses have three types of muscle: skeletal or striated or voluntary (for posture and…

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