Deafilmedia

1. why Horse has to stand up a long time? Why can't they lay down?

2. why Horse owner has to shave the horse's hooves, but wild horses
they don't have to have human to shave their hooves?

3. why Horse has to be groom, why owner has to brush and comb Horse's hair? But wild horses, how they groom themselves without humans? Do
horses groom each other with their teeth and tongues?

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Cane Corso

If they lay down too long, they can get bloat. They are more comfortable standing up than laying down. Did you know that sharks open their eyes when they sleep?

They have to do it to take care of their hooves because their horses don't have enough acres to keep their horses walk around freely. Wild horses have no limit where they can go so it is better for their hooves. (Same as elephants) If elephants stay in one area too long, they will start to have foot problems. They need to walk ALOT to keep their feet healthy.

Yes, wild horses do groom themselves, and they do it all the time. Almost all animals that live in a group will groom each other.

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GarnetTigerMom

You got all that correct! :-)

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Deafilmedia

oh okay

thank you.

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arachyd

Horses can lay down. They can not lay down for a long time because the weight of their body is too much for their lungs and organs (like a whale on a beach out of water). If they lay down a long time they can not breathe.

The owner must trim the feet because hooves keep growing all the time like your fingernails. If the horse is in a barn or pasture with soft ground the feet get too long and can start to crack - lots of pain and infection, sometimes can kill the horse because it can't walk. Wild horses run free over rough ground and rocks. It wears down their feet. Horses that go on paved streets a lot wear shoes so their feet do not wear down too much.

Horses do help each other scratch their backs sometimes by chewing with their teeth but don't really do much grooming for cleaning purposes. They have short coats. The mane and tail of a wild horse can be very tangled and dirty but it is not a problem for the horse running free. In a small space like a barn a tangled up mane or tail is a place for parasites to hide and will cause problems for the horse so the owner must groom it and keep it clean. I had horses for years when I was younger.

Kaitin

Good replies.

When I had horses I groomed the horse to look good and for the relationship. The horse had to stand in the crossties (holds the head like in this picture - not my horse), lift the hoofs, let me comb the tail, let me kneel and paint the hoofs with protective liquid etc and have manners with all. Everyone needs manners but especially if you are a 1000+ horse with muscle and fast reflex!

When I rode a lot outside my horses didn't have shoes because they used their hoofs against the hard ground so the hoof didn't get too long. But we had a farrier - blacksmith - check every month and sometimes file the hoofs.

I had one horse that groomed me! I have long hair and she nibbled up and down my hair every time. So I wore a hunt cap (hard riding hat like this picture) or ponytail so I didn't have grass and horse slobber on my head.

Deafilmedia

thanks.

Good Education about horse.

Thank you.

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Lil_country_gal

Everyone that has answered is right. Horses can get bloated if they lay down to long and their stomach's can flip to. Most people keep their horses on soft ground unlike wild horses who usually are walking on rocks and mountains there for it wares down their hooves and tame horses arn't walking as much and on hard ground enough so we have to be the rocks. and horses groom each other just like most animals do it's a sign of affection to take care of your heard so we are the heard and groom them.

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Buffalo

I have a question about horses. I know that the horses' teeth need to be float (file down) once every few weeks. I also know that the horses at the ranch have skinny legs compared to the wild horses. My question is that if the ranch horses escape out to the wild. Can they survive on their own or in a small herd ??? Without anybody float their teeth, etc????

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arachyd

The American mustang is not native to this country. They are descended from horses that escaped from their owners or were released when the country was just beginning to be discovered. It is possible that your ranch horses will survive but mustangs are pretty tough and any new horse is going to have a hard time finding its place in a herd without getting beat up. It also depends on the breed of horses you are talking about. Some are much more delicate (like you said, thinner legs) than the little, rugged mustangs.

Phillips

I am agree with those answers

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Lil_country_gal

And to answer your question about floating wild horses have more ruffage in their diet we feed our horses more soft easy to digest things where as while horses are chewing on bark and twigs and bushes which helps to naturally file down their teeth

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