by Robin Nelson THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK by Robin Nelson aLerner Publications Company · Minneapolis What lives on a farm? 2 Horses live on a farm. 3 4 A female horse is a mare. 5 A male horse is a stallion. 6 Horses have a mane. 7 A horse’s foot is called a hoof. 8 Horses have a tail. [...]... away flies 9 Horses eat grass, hay, corn, and oats 10 Horses drink a lot of water 11 A baby horse drinks its mother’s milk 12 A baby horse is called a foal 13 People work with horses 14 Horses help move other animals Â� 15 Horses help pull things on the farm 16 It is fun to see horses on the farm! 17 ear eye mane tail muzzle hoof 18 Parts of a Horse There are many different kinds of horses Horses can... North Minneapolis, MN 55401 U.S.A Website address: www.lernerbooks.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Nelson, Robin, 1971– Horses / by Robin Nelson p cm — (First step nonfiction Farm animals) Includes index ISBN 978–0–7613–4058–4 (lib bdg : alk paper) � 1 Horses Juvenile literature I Title SF302.N457 2009 636.1—dc22 2008024739 Manufactured in the United States of America 1 2... of horses o o o People measure how tall a horse is from the ground to its back They use a measure called a hand The biggest horses are about 18 hands, which is 6 feet tall A family group of horses is called a band A foal can find its mother by her smell 21 Glossary foal – a baby horse hoof – a horse’s foot mane – hair on the top of a horse’s neck mare – a female horse stallion – a male horse 22 Index... gray, and white A horse’s mouth and nose is called a muzzle Horses wear metal horseshoes to protect their hooves, or feet 19 o o o o 20 Horse Facts Horses can sleep standing up When you hear a horse neigh, it is talking to another horse A horse greets a friend with a whinny, which is a soft, low neigh There are at least 114 different kinds of horses o o o People measure how tall a horse is from the... eats – 10 foal – 13, 21 hoof – 7, 18–19 mane – 6, 18 mare – 4 stallion – 5 tail – 8, 9, 18 23 Copyright © 2009 by Lerner Publishing Group, Inc All rights reserved International copyright secured No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise—without the prior written permission... © Carol Walker/naturepl.com, pp 5, 6; © Michael Kelley/ The Image Bank/Getty Images, p 7; © Medford Taylor/National Geographic/Getty Images, p 8; © Jeanne White/Photo Researchers, Inc., p 9; © Dick Canby/DRK PHOTO, p 10; © Andy Ryan/Taxi/Getty Images, p 11; © David Lyons/Alamy, p 12; © Philip Nealey/Digital Vision/ Getty Images, p 13; © iStockphoto.com/Rebecca Grabill, p 14; © William Albert Allard/... 636.1—dc22 2008024739 Manufactured in the United States of America 1 2 3 4 5 6 – DP – 14 13 12 11 10 09 eISBN-13: 978-0-7613-5170-2 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Farm Animals Chickens Cows Goats Horses Pigs Sheep . by Robin Nelson THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK by Robin Nelson aLerner Publications Company · Minneapolis What lives on a farm? 2 Horses live on a farm. 3 4 A. drink a lot of water. 12 A baby horse drinks its mother’s milk. 13 A baby horse is called a foal. 14 People work with horses. 15 Horses help move other animals. 16 Horses help pull things on. stallion. 6 Horses have a mane. 7 A horse’s foot is called a hoof. 8 Horses have a tail. 9 They use their tails to shoo away flies. 10 Horses eat grass, hay, corn, and oats. 11 Horses drink