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.
ANSWER:
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.
