Do horses make a habit of gorging?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

It 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.

Answer 3

Yes 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.

Answer 4

A 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 (:

Answer 5

They love green grass in a big pasture. When that's not available hay and grain.

Answer 6

Eat. And if it can't eat and it is domesticated, probably bang its hoof against the door or neigh/whinny until it is fed.

Answer 7

it 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