Do Horses Have Eyeballs?

The eyeball of the horse is not perfectly spherical, but rather is flattened anterior to posterior. However, research has found the horse does not have a ramped retina, as was once thought. The wall of the eye is made up of three layers: the internal or nervous tunic, the vascular Read more…

Do Horses Have A Liver?

The liver is one the largest organs in the body, comprising approximately 1% of the horse’s body weight. It is an extremely important organ with many vital functions. Functions of the liver include: Fat, Protein and Carbohydrate metabolism. Where is the liver in a horse? The liver is one of Read more…

Did Julius Caesar Ride A Horse?

Riding his favorite horse, Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon river horse to put out the fires of civil war. What was Caesar’s horse called? Asturcus, the legendary horse of Julius Caesar, with human forefeet; a battle in the background. Engraving attributed to P. What did Julius Caesar do during his Read more…

Do Horses Have Kidneys?

Your horse’s kidneys can be found on either side of their spine, just behind the saddle area. Both human and equine kidneys work in the same way. Their main job is to eliminate waste products from the blood, preventing it from building up to toxic levels and making your horse Read more…

Can Horses See Pink?

Horses are considered Dichromatic while people are Trichromatic. Horses naturally see the blue and green colors of the spectrum and the color variations based upon them, but cannot distinguish red. Jun Ochia Fraga III and 86 others like this. What colors can’t horses see? Horses can identify some colors; they Read more…

Do Horses Have Two Kidneys?

Like all vertebrate mammals horses have two kidneys. They are situated just behind the saddle area, within the abdominal cavity beneath the last ribs, one either side of the lumbar part of the spine. Can a horse live with one kidney? A foal in which both kidneys have failed to Read more…