horse around other animals.

Horses can sleep standing up or lying down.

A horse's hooves, like your fingernails, keep growing and get very painful if they become too long. They need regular trimming and care.

Horses great each other by blowing into each others' nose.

Horses can live to be over 35 years old and are very expensive to keep. Before you adopt one, be sure you can care for your horse for his entire life.

You can tell a horse's age by looking at his teeth.

Horses' teeth grow. They must be filed down by a veterinarian or they can grow so long that the horse can't chew.

Horses like to be scratched on their backs, shoulders and neck.

Horses need more than one type of grass to eat. Get a book on horses from your library and learn about the different grasses, grains, fruits and vegetables that horses enjoy.

Visit the SPCA's cat lounge Sitting pretty : Cats have a new cat lounge to relax in if they are sociable at the SPCA rather than spending all day caged up alone. This snow white cat enjoys being stroked and needs a loving home. They have cats of all colours.

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