What is the best thing to feed a horse?

Horses are herbivores, meaning that they eat plants. They eat grass, hay and haylage. Salt, supplements, concentrates, vegetables and fruits enhance their diets, depending on their energy requirements and amount of work they do. Your horse has an extremely long — and sensitive! — digestive tract that requires him to …

bay horse with a halter on

How long do horses live?

The average life span of a domestic horse is 20-30 years. This varies from breed to breed, and the horse’s personal history and current care also affect longevity. Ponies tend to be longer-lived than horses and you can find some great schoolmasters among older ponies to be the perfect first …

Horses in a human world: 3 things every horse needs

Horses are prey animals that now live with one of their old nemeses: us. As recently as 10,000 years ago, humans were one of the predators that hunted and killed wild horses. Scientists are certain that humans actively hunted horses for food before domesticating them. And why wouldn’t they have? …