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Horses are hungry 24/7. As grazers they are constantly eating if given a choice. If stall kept they eagerly await their food and do consume large quanities of grain and hay, though some require less than others (like people) to maintain a good weight.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 10y agoIt certainly seems like to to many. The fact they seem like they are always hungry comes from the observation that horses seem to eat all the time, every day of their lives. This is partly because of hunger, but it is also due to the fact that they have a small stomach and it is an advantage as a horse, being a prey animal, to have many small meals over the course of a day so that it can have the opportunity to move about a lot and run away from danger if need be. Small stomachs to fill mean less to eat, and a quick passage rate to prevent too much gut-fill from occuring over time. All of this is completely natural to a horse in its natural habitat.
In a domesticated world, though, the genetic advancements made by Mother Nature of the horse never coincides with the demands posed on horses in the human world. Even then, horses are always going to do what comes to them as "natural," no matter how artificial their environment is, hence the fact or mystery of why horses seem to be hungry all the time shouldn't be a mystery at all, but fact instead.
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∙ 7y agoYes they do if they are not fed enough or tend to have their food taken away by people or other horses. The best way to prevent gorging is to separate the horse from the herd if it is having it's food stolen. You can also make sure to provide enough forage to last the horse throughout the day.
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∙ 12y agoA long time. Abused horses that are barely fed anything, are not dead for a long time. I would recommend feeding it a lot, though. They are big animals and need A LOT of food. Hope this helps (:
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∙ 12y agoThey love green grass in a big pasture. When that's not available hay and grain.
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∙ 12y agoEat. And if it can't eat and it is domesticated, probably bang its hoof against the door or neigh/whinny until it is fed.
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∙ 12y agoit depends... if the horse is bored it will eat more because it has nothing else to do.
but if the horse is entertained it will likely eat less
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Whats a horses main habit?
Eating
How do you use the word gorging in a sentence?
She spent the whole night gorging fruits and desserts. The brothers were unwelcome at the buffet, since they were only interested in gorging themselves on desserts.
What are the release dates for Gorging - 2013?
Gorging - 2013 was released on: USA: 20 June 2013
What is a wild horses habit?
a horse sancuary or a wild life reserve
What is the oppposite of fasting?
Gorging
What is the synonyms for eating a lot?
Gorging
What is a good sentence for the word gorging?
When Rabbit looked around, there was Winnie-the-Pooh again, gorging himself on buckets and pots of honey.
How do you make a sentence with a habit?
To form a sentence about a habit, you can simply describe the action or behavior that is regularly repeated. For example, "She always drinks a cup of tea before bed" or "He goes for a run every morning."
How do you make habit?
A habit is formed with 21 days of consistent repetition
How do you stop a horse raring up?
A horse can not REAR up if he is moving forward. Rearing is a very bad and dangerous habit and should be discouraged. Most horses that develop the habit often do it in response to a rider being too heavy handed and hurting the horses' mouth.
Do Arabian horses hibernate?
Arabian horses, like all other breeds of horses, do not hibernate. Horses have rather small stomachs and must constantly graze in order to maintain their weight. They are not capable of "gorging" themselves in order to survive a hibernation and in fact, overfeeding a horse could actually cause it to colic.
How many times do you have to do something to make it a habit?
a habit is somthing you do everyday
