The essential joy of horses is that it brings us in contact with the rare elements of grace, beauty, spirit and fire
There are so many toys that use horses that I had to compile a list, hopefully well done and easy to use (sorted by category and age) for those horse young lovers!
If you have a child or grandchild loving horses, this list is exactly for you.
A bit about horses:
Horses are an elegant and big animal, that can intimidate first but also will connect. They are not just smart. A new study shows that horses can actually understand and remember human emotions. This is probably why lots of therapy use horses nowadays.
A new research, has found that horses can not only recognize expressions but can also remember them and link them to a specific face. In other words, horses can recognize human faces and their emotional expressions, something that they then use to discern whether the person is a threat or not.
This latest study was done by researchers at the universities of Sussex and Portsmouth and was published in the journal Current Biology. While it’s certainly not the first study down on horse behavior, it is the first one to find something so amazing.
“We know that horses are socially intelligent animals, but this is the first time any mammal has been shown to have this particular ability,” Portsmouth research Leanne Proops said.
9 Fun Horse Facts for Kids – “Did you know” game to play with kids:
- Horses can sleep both lying down and standing up
- Horses can run shortly after birth.
- Domestic horses have a lifespan of around 25 years.
- Horses have bigger eyes than any other mammal that lives on land.
- Horses are herbivores (plant eaters).
- A male horse is called a stallion. A female horse is called a mare. A young male horse is called a colt. A young female horse is called a filly.
- Because horse’s eyes are on the side of their head they are capable of seeing nearly 360 degrees at one time.
- Horses have around 205 bones in their skeleton.
- Estimates suggest that there are around 60 million horses in the world.
Now that we are learned about this beautiful animal, here are TOP 18 horse lovers gifts:
ROLEPLAY
for younger age (3+)
for older age (8+)
physical play
Rock and Trot Plush Rocking Horse
for Age 2+
Construction
for younger age (4+) -Playmobil
Arts & Craft
for younger age (4+)
for older age (8+)
Girl Accessories
Shop for your horse-lover kid while doing some good in the world
and even a beautiful calendar…
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I hope you found this article interesting, and that it will help you for your next purchase!
In addition to those selected toys and gifts, i highly recommend you to read about “Best DIY Dog Toys for Children to Enjoy”
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Horses are truly beautiful creatures! Thanks for the nice gift ideas!