But why? A podcast for curious kids is known for serious answers to silly questions sent

in by kids just like you. But did you know that but why is now a book series?

Our first book, Our Lama's Ticklish, answers questions from real kids about farm animals.

This colorfully illustrated book is perfect for kids ages 8 to 10. And our second book,

To Fish Breathe Underwater, explores the underwater world of the ocean. Learn more at

at themykids.org slash books.

This is But Why, a podcast for curious kids from Vermont Public Radio. I'm Jane Lenton.

In each episode we take your questions and we find interesting people to answer them.

This week our questions come from about 10,000 miles away from our home base in Vermont.

They come from two kids in Malacuda, Victoria. That's in Australia. Here is 6 year old Asha.

How long does it take from one of those cute little foes to grow into a starry norm?

That's right. We're talking about horses. We love this question Asha and let's open up the barn door

and find the answer. Here's the group. I'm Steve Davis, director of the University of Vermont

Morgan Horse Farm. The Morgan breed is America's first official breed of horse established in

1789 by the foundation sire figure who acquired the name of his owner Justin Morgan.

The Morgan was the indigenous horse of the northeast region. Indigenous means native.

So the Morgan is native to the northeastern United States. It's from the northeastern

United States and Morgan horses have a long history in Vermont. Now a breed is a specific

type of an animal. Some other breeds of horses you might have heard of include Apalusas,

thoroughbreds, Arabians, but there are a lot of different breeds of horses. Even some that originated

in Australia, including the Australian draft horse. But let's learn a little bit more about

Morgan's. Morgan's are a compact small animal. When I say small, the breed standard is

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