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Free-roaming mustangs (Utah, 2005). Horse behavior is best understood from the view that horses are prey animals with a well-developed fight-or-flight response.Their first reaction to a threat is often to flee, although sometimes they stand their ground and defend themselves or their offspring in cases where flight is untenable, such as when a foal would be threatened.
Some stallion managers keep a stallion with a mare herd year-round, others will only turn a stallion out with mares during the breeding season. [10] In some places, young domesticated stallions are allowed to live separately in a "bachelor herd" while growing up, kept out of sight, sound or smell of mares.
The horses tend to remain in above average condition, despite the harsh environment in which they live, with stallions generally averaging better condition then mares. During severe droughts, the average body score decreases, but even then horses are found with moderate body scores and the entire population is never in very poor condition.
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Horses can only live a few days without water, [14] becoming dangerously dehydrated if they lose 8-10% of their natural body water. [15] Therefore, it is critically important for horses to have access to a fresh, clean, and adequate supply of water.
Advocates assert that most current mustang herds live in arid areas which cattle cannot fully utilize due to the lack of water sources. [114] Mustangs can cover vast distances to find food and water; [ 115 ] advocates assert that horses range 5–10 times as far as cattle to find forage, finding it in more inaccessible areas. [ 111 ]
The Chincoteague pony is one of the many breeds of feral horses in the United States. The breed was made famous by the Misty of Chincoteague novels, written by pony book author Marguerite Henry, and first published in 1947, and the pony Misty of Chincoteague. Although popularly known as Chincoteague ponies, the feral ponies live on Assateague ...
Horses are “hindgut fermenters,” meaning their digestive system generates heat as it processes fiber. "The more hay a horse consumes, the more heat is produced in their body," says Dr. Morton.