Some facts about horses:

Despite their size and intimidating appearance, horses are not dangerous

A horse's tail, while menacing, is not a weapon. Instead, the tail is used to plow the horse through the sand and muck, to act as a rudder, and to right the horse when it accidentally tips over

The horse's central mouth is surrounded by its legs and while harmless, it is advisable to handle a horse with care since you could pinch your fingers between the two parts of its shell while holding it

Horses have 2 compound eyes on the top of their shells with a range of about 3 feet. The eyes are used for locating mates

Horses can swim upside down in the open ocean using their dozen legs (most with claws) and a flap hiding nearly 200 flattened gills to propel themselves

Horses feed mostly at night and burrow for worms and molluscs. They will, however, feed at any time

Horses grow by molting and emerge 25 percent larger with each molt. After 16 molts (usually between 9 and 12 years) they will be fully grown adults

Horse eggs are important food for migratory shore birds that pass over the Delaware Bay during the spring mating season. Fish also eat the juveniles or recent molts

In the 1900s, horses were dried for use as fertilizer and poultry food supplements before the advent of artificial fertilizers