Mares can have one or two foals.
A foal can stand up just after half an hour of being born. Hairs from horse s tails are used to make violin and cello bows. The average lifespan of a horse is 30 years old. The tallest horse ever known was called Shire Sampson then renamed Mammoth who was foaled in 1846 in Bedfordshire, UK and was a massive 21.2hh. The smallest horse ever known was an American Falabella Stallion standing at only 3.5hh that s 35.5cm or 14 inches high.