Because they are grazers. There is not too many nutrients in grass. They have to eat a lot of it to get the nutrients they need. That is why we feed grains to our horses. To add extra nutrients they can use.
You could try putting some stuff that tastes bad on the horses tail to discourage the other horse from eating the tail or put a plastic muzzle on him, but that would mean stopping him from grazing. EDIT - I agree. Some things I've heard of people using are tartar sauce, soy sauce, or hot sauce. On a scale of best working to least, i'd rate them: 1st: Hot sauce, 2nd: Tartar, 3rd: Soy
The tail stick's out about a foot from the horses rump.
It all depends on the breed and individual horse. We have horses with tails that reach the ground, we have other horses of the same breed with short little tails. It all depends.
This is called the mane. The hair that dangles between a horse's ears is called the forelock.
A red ribbon on a horses tail means that horse is a kicker. ^Used in horse shows. Just as above answer says, it is a warning so in a open flat class you do not ride too close to the other horse.
You could try putting some stuff that tastes bad on the horses tail to discourage the other horse from eating the tail or put a plastic muzzle on him, but that would mean stopping him from grazing. EDIT - I agree. Some things I've heard of people using are tartar sauce, soy sauce, or hot sauce. On a scale of best working to least, i'd rate them: 1st: Hot sauce, 2nd: Tartar, 3rd: Soy
The tail stick's out about a foot from the horses rump.
At the top of the tail
It means that you shouldn't let your horse get to close to that horses behind because that horse will kick.
It all depends on the breed and individual horse. We have horses with tails that reach the ground, we have other horses of the same breed with short little tails. It all depends.
This is called the mane. The hair that dangles between a horse's ears is called the forelock.
You are unable to plait your horse's tail or put a ribbon in, sadly.
A long tail helps horses keep flies away from their bodies.
When you are in the horses stable, go to equip button in the column on the left, the icon of a horses mane, then choose your mane
The result depends on the horse and how the handler grabs the horse's tail. Anything from nothing to the horse kicks, bites, runs or some combination of these actions.
A red ribbon on a horses tail means that horse is a kicker. ^Used in horse shows. Just as above answer says, it is a warning so in a open flat class you do not ride too close to the other horse.
Tail docking was orignally done to prevent the tail from becoming entangled in the harness of draught and carriage horses. Today, it is done infrequently and more likely to be done to draught horses.