🐱 Cat vs Horse 🐴
The horse is about twice as tall as the cat. The horse weighs about 90 times as much as the cat.
| Row | 🐱 Cat | 🐴 Horse |
|---|---|---|
| Top speed We don't have a checked number for the cat yet. | no checked number yet | 20 to 30 mph32 to 48 km/h1 |
| Weight The horse weighs about 90 times as much as the cat. | 7.9 to 11 lb3.6 to 5 kg2 | 701 to 1,000 lb318 to 454 kg3 |
| Lives The horse usually lives about twice as long as the cat. | 13 to 17 years13 to 17 years2 | 30 years30 years4 |
| Eats The cat eats meat; the horse eats plants. | cat food, which is mostly meat | grass and hay |
| Lives in They can live in the same kind of place. | homes and farms all over the world | farms and ranches, and wild herds in the American West and on islands like Assateague |
Which one? Cat or horse
🏁 Who would win the race?
We don't have a checked top speed for the cat yet, so there is no race.
We only race. Real animals mostly avoid each other. A race is the only fair contest: who reaches the tree first, by top speed.
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The link carries only the two animals’ names: peabody.kids/animals/compare/cat-vs-horse
Where these numbers come from
- USDA Forest Service, a trail guide for horses (full gallop), checked 31 October 2026.
- USDA APHIS Wildlife Services, free-ranging and feral cats (PDF), checked 31 October 2026.
- Bureau of Land Management, about wild horses and burros, checked 31 October 2026.
- National Park Service, Pipe Spring: horses, checked 31 October 2026.