What are the eating habits of wild horses?

Natural eating habits. The way horses eat in the wild. The horse's environment determines the behaviour it shows. Our horses cannot choose what they want to do at any specific moment. The horse as a pet cannot decide by itself when he eats, moves around, sleeps or plays with other horses. read more

Safety in numbers is well demonstrated in the wild horse herd, particularly for the youngsters. One threat is from predators; depending on location, wild horses count wolves, hyenas, feral dogs and coyotes among potential menaces. read more

Constant movement (15–20km), foraging for grasses and the occasional natural salt lick or one left behind by humans (in Australia, brumby runners leave salt out for the brumbies or cattlemen do for their cattle). read more

The way horses eat in the wild. The horse’s environment determines the behaviour it shows. Our horses cannot choose what they want to do at any specific moment. The horse as a pet cannot decide by itself when he eats, moves around, sleeps or plays with other horses. The eating habits of horses that are kept in are very different from horses that are turned out for the whole day. read more