The biggest factor in working with horses is patience. You also definitly need to have superb control over your emotions. The last thing you want to do is get mad at a horse or scared of a horse, because only bad things come of it. The last peice of advice I have to give you is make sure you know alot about horses.
Because the horses need to be bred to suit their work or their environment
Horses are big animals, but their kidneys work in the same way as other kidneys work. The kidneys work by filtering out what the body does not need.
Not all police horses are Morgans. There are Quarter Horses and many crossbreeds in police work. The most important aspect of selecting these horses is their temperment. They need to be 'bomb proof' meaning they need to be calm no matter how caotic things get.
horses that are older or that have had an opperation need glucose more than a younger horse etc. so depends on those things. good for horses doing really strenuious work too
How much grain a horse eats depends on how much work it is doing. Horses that do not do any work usually don't need any grain, just hay and grass. Some horses that are hard to keep weight on need grain, even if they don't do much work.
All horses that work should be given more to eat. Belgums are big horses, so naturally, yes, they would need more food. They would also need oats if the horse is working.
Horses are wild animals, training them can be a long hard process. Some horses don't need to be trained. Others you have to do extensive work with them in order to even get near them. Depending on what you wish to do with the horse, will decide on whether or not they need training for the discipline
Yes it really does, you just need patience :)
Horses in heavy work require more nutrition and calories than a horse who spends his days at rest.
Some vets will work with horses. Otherwise, there are specialty equine-vets who will work almost only with horses.
A dose of some oats and oftenly fresh corn grain
Most horses need shoeing, which protects the walls of their hooves and their toes. Depending on the work the horse does, the shoes can protect the muscles, bones and tendons of the legs from injury. Improper shoeing or remaining unshod when shoes are needed can make your horse permanently lame. Note: Not all horses need them my five horses do not need shoes. Horses usually only need shoes if they have a club foot, navicular, sensitive feet, for jumping, or any long tough work.