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Why are horses 'flighty'?

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13y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

Horses are 'flighty' because they are prey animals, in other words, they are on the menu. Their number one defense is speed, and when in doubt, they run. They can be trained to compensate for this, search 'sacking out'.

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