Portal:Horses/Did you know/18

...that according to Hindu mythology, the deity Revanta was born from the union of the sun-god Surya and his wife Saranya in the form of horse and mare?
... that Ageratina adenophora, a plant native to Mexico which has invaded Australia, India and the United States, causes respiratory failure called "blowing disease" in horses?
... that Camarillo Ranch House, headquarters for "the largest bean ranch in the world", was renowned for its Arabian stallions that led the Rose Parade?
... that McDynamo won the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Grand National Steeplechase in five consecutive years, with the fifth win coming as a 10-year-old, the oldest horse running that day?