What a horse needs

1.             To avoid being injured or eaten by a predator: a horse is a prey animal, so throughout history the horse has survived of being wary of predators. The dog and cat families and humans are considered to be a predator of a horse. Horses are always very alert, wary, suspicious, have very good flight reflex, and they are ready to fight if they have to. Horses do not like to be chased or cornered; they like to stay in groups with other horses. Horses use sight, sound, and smell to know where danger is.
   

   A horse that is alert

   
   
   2.   To eat and drink for survival: in the wild horses for about 12 to 16 hours of the day, domestic horses will eat for about 16 hours of the day. Wild horses eat about 25 to 30 pounds of pasture and grass hay since they are always on the move. Domestic horses do not eat as much; if they do eat too much they will get sick. Domestic horses drink about 5 to 10 gallons of water a day; they usually drink more water in the summer than the winter. Horses like cold water than warm water. They also salt and minerals in order to replenish electrolytes. 
   
   
   

   

   3.      To breed: Domestic horses all have the sexual urges but they are not allowed to breed whenever   they want, usually. Horses obviously need to breed so they do not all die out but humans do not want them to become over populated. 
   4.      To be social and have routines: Horses like to stay in groups. It is best if you have a horse to  have another horse because they like to have another horse to be with. You may have another animal for the horse to be with. I have two horses and I also live on a dairy farm so my horses never get lonely, they usually are in a pasture that has cows or heifers in it. Horses also like to have routines; they like to do things at about the same time every day, especially getting fed. Horses need to be fed multiple times a day, and if they are on pasture you need to regulate how much they get so they don’t get sick.
   

    Horses in a group