What do horse do when they are frighten?

Answer 1

A horse will generally run away when startled. If unable to run away, it will probably show the whites of its eyes, raise its head, draw its ears back, and try to back away.

If the horse feels particularly trapped and threatened, and becomes panicked, it may stamp, or turn its hindquarters and strike with hind-kicks, but this is usually in an effort to free or distance itself from a threat.

Answer 2

It is called the "flight or fight" instinct and people have it too. Our firest reaction to danger is to fight, but a horses/ponies first reaction is to run because they are good at it, at full speed a Thoroughbred can run 40km/p where-as the fastest a human has run has been 21km/p. So they run and only if nessercerry will they fight. But when you see Stallions fighting it's because they've sized each other up first, a younger, less experienced stallion won't fight one that has a large group of mares and has been with them for years, where-as a middle aged Stallion around their 7-8 mark will fight a old stallion with a large group of mares and usually leave the older Stallion for dead if he doesn't give up and flee first.

Answer 3

a horse, if he is afraid or if he got spooked, will do the one or more of the following:

* run as fast as he can to safety * kick- HARD * rear up on his back two legs * buck- kick out with his back two legs * charge to scare the animal * bite if necessary * roll his eyes * stomp * bare his teeth * and anything else if he cannot get to safety

Answer 4

Yes, it will.

Horses are herd animals, and that means that they will protect each other. When horses are on their own, or in a small herd (of 2 or 3) they will flee to protect themselves from the danger.

Sometimes, If a horse is startled, it will kick out or bite, but otherwise, it will try to run away.

Answer 5

At first it puts its ears back and rolls its eyes. Horses are governed by a fight or flight mechanism, where it prefers to run when frightened but if cornered or restrained in any way it will strike out to protect itself. If, for instance, you are out riding and a duck flies up and startles the horse, it will take off galloping and may buck because it thinks you're a predator on its back.

If the horse is tied or in a harness or in any way unable to run, it will kick out and rear and fight the restraints. It will work itself up into a thick lather (sweat) especially between the legs and on the neck. Sometimes the horse will make terrified noises like a scream, or it will grunt with the effort of trying to escape.

Scared horses are hard to reason with unless you remove what is frightening them or slowly assure them that it is nothing to be afraid of. For example, if you're "sacking out" a horse (teaching it not to be afraid of flapping things like plastic bags) it may try to Dodge away from the bag or sack for a while (again, the flight mechanism). But if you take it slowly the horse will soon become desensitised.

Answer 6

They "spook" or "bolt" which are just terms for running. A horse is a prey animal; it always thinks something is out to get it. When they get frightened they usually fight to get free so that they can run away from whatever scares them.

Answer 7

kick run jump

Answer 8

It would most likely run