Horse Fun for Kids: Facts, Videos & Coloring Page Activities

Horse

Horses are friendly, strong animals that people and children love to learn about. They live in many places around the world and have helped people carry things, work on farms, and play. Horses have long legs for running and soft tails that swish when they move.

Watch a Horse in Action!

See a happy horse running, playing, and walking in a fun video made just for kids.

What Is a Horse?

A horse is a big animal that lives on land. They have long legs and hooves and can run very fast.

Horses are mammals, which means they are warm and fed by their mothers’ milk.
They have hooves instead of feet and use a tail to swish flies away.
They can sleep standing up or lying down.

Where Do Horses Live?

Horses live in many places on Earth, like grasslands or meadows.

Farms and ranches are common homes where horses live with people.
Wild horses live on plains and prairies that have grass to eat.
They like open spaces where they can run fast.

What Do Horses Eat?

Horses eat plants and grass. They need to eat every day to be healthy and strong.

They love to eat grass, hay, and sometimes grains like oats.
They drink lots of water each day to stay hydrated.
They nibble slowly with their wide teeth.

How Big Is a Horse?

Horses can be very big and heavy, but kids can think of them in fun ways!

A grown horse can be as tall as you stacked three or four school desks.
They can weigh more than two grown-up people combined.
Some horses are smaller than a water slide; others are as tall as a refrigerator.

What Sound Do Horses Make?

Horses make a sound called neighing or whinnying. They use this sound to talk to each other or their friends.

Cool Horse Facts

Baby horses are called foals.
Horses can run up to about as fast as a car driving down the street (around 70 km/h (43 mph)).
They can sleep while standing up so they can run fast if they are scared.
Horses have been friends with people for thousands of years.
There are more than 300 breeds of horses in the world.
Horses can live to be 25–30 years old, which is like 80–90 human years.

Printables and Coloring Fun

Have fun coloring and learning more about horses!

Download Horse Coloring Page (PDF)

Horses in the Eco-system

Horses help plants and animals stay healthy and happy.

They eat grass, which helps keep fields from getting too full of weeds.
Their hooves mix the soil so plants can grow better.
There are about 60 million horses around the world.
Most horses are not endangered, but some wild ones are protected to keep their numbers safe.