QUESTION:
"A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse".
There can be no doubting the importance that
the horse has played throughout history. Used
as a means of transport, to pull ploughs or
to hurry soldiers into battle, the horse has
been almost as important to man as the discovery
of the wheel.
Horses have, and continue to play a very
important role in China. Used widely in the
northern parts of the country, there are many
villages that have more horses than people.
How many horses are there thought to be in
China today?
A. 2 million;
B. 200 million;
C. 13 million;
D. 1.3 billion.
ANSWERS:
Give yourself 10 points if
you said C. Estimates put the horse population
at around 13 million in China making the country
the number one for horses globally.
There are more than 150 breeds of horses
in the world and most are well represented
in China with the exception of the racing
thoroughbreds.
