Portal:Horses/Did you know/25

• ... that the British racehorse Simonsig (pictured) won his début in steeplechase by 49 lengths, then followed that up with a 35-length victory a few days later?
• ... that, because of their unique genetic makeup, the feral horses on the Pryor Mountains Wild Horse Range "may be the most significant wild-horse herd remaining in the U.S."?
• ... that until 1959, the Finnhorse was the only horse breed allowed to be raced in Finland?