stumperd schreef op vrijdag 13 juni 2008, 14:00:



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"A flap of tissue called the soft palate blocks off the pharynx from the mouth (oral cavity) of the horse, except when swallowing. This helps to prevent the horse from inhaling food, but does not allow use of the mouth to breathe when in respiratory distress, *a horse can only breathe through its nostrils*. For this same reason, horses also cannot pant as a method of thermoregulation."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respiratory_system_of_the_horse