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Answer. A horse only has 1 stomach.

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Do horses have comparments in their stomachs?

Yes, horses have a single-chambered stomach, unlike ruminants such as cows with multi-chambered stomachs. The horse's stomach consists of a non-glandular region (foregut) and a glandular region (hindgut) that aid in the digestion of plant material.


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