HORSES ARE AMAZING!
Horses have a nearly 360 degree field of vision and have bigger eyes than any other mammals that lives on land.
Horses have lightning fast reflexes.
Horses can sleep standing up or laying down.
Horses can live to be more than 30 years old.
Horses are herbivores.
Horses gallop at around 27 mph.
Horses use their ears, eyes and nostrils to express their mood. They also communicate their feelings through facial expressions.
Horses are social animals and will get lonely if kept alone, and they will mourn the passing of a companion.
Horses are amazing therapy animals. Horses can be an emotional mirror for humans. Horses provide immediate feedback to us about what we are communicating with our body language and movements. Since ancient times, horses have been believed to have an affinity for healing youth and an ability to reduce anxiety.
They are herd and prey animals, which mean that they have a strong emotional sense and use this sense as a survival tool; they feed off of and respond to other horses in the herd.
Horses and donkeys feel pain and love. They are emotional and sensitive animals. They are SENTIENT beings.
Please do not support horse drawn carriage rides that happen in big cities around the world. It is extremely stressful for these majestic animals to navigate thoroughfares jammed with impatient cabdrivers, loud buses, construction and hundreds of people. Sadly, accidents have occurred. Spooked by all the commotion, horses have bolted through traffic and many have been killed. It is a grueling and sad existence for them.
Like animals in circuses and in zoos, these animals have become the means to an end for human profit. It is possible to find joy in and inspiration from animals without them having to suffer for it. Come visit us on a sanctuary tour and we will show you!
