Wild Horses Roam Free

By man, from as early as 3500 BCE wild horses were one of the first animals to be domesticated. While we always think of saddling up for a ride or hitching a horse up to a cart or wagon, these beautiful creatures were once wild and roamed free.Today, you can still spot a feral herd or two in the wild - Virginia and Maryland in US are known for their annual Chincoteague pony herding where put up wild horses for sale to be auctioned off and "broken" by trainers. See ponies for sale here.

The wild herd

By nature and in the wild they band together in herds horses are social creatures.Usually 10-20 females to one male although many groups will be much smaller herds consist of one male, the stallion and pack of mares.
In actuality, stallions do not travel at the front of their herd while many of us may envision the glorious stallion leading his herd. Of the direction the herd travels in place a lead mare takes charge.She is usually one of the older and more mature females in the group and takes on a matriarchal role.

Making sure that no mare gets left behind meanwhile, the stallion brings up the rear of the group, keeping an eye on his herd as they travel up front. The stallion fends off predators or other males looking to try and steal the mares from the herd.

Each other to control a herd male horses will also challenge. As the herd leader this will often happen when younger horses grow stronger and are able to take on the role.
The "domestic" herd

A reflected in domestic horse behaviour many of these herding instincts. So it's best to board your own animal at a reputable stable with other horses are best kept in groups as they prefer to socialise with other animals. To adhere to this instinctive behaviour, a stable generally shouldn't keep more than one stallion in the "herd". Amongst all the animals the presence of another male will cause conflict and tensions as well as horses for sale in essex. The number of likely offspring instead of the small groups that wild horses are used to keeping, stallion services try to optimise the number of mares that stallions have access to increase. As many as 200 mares in one season some stallions could impregnate!

By understanding horse behaviour, you'll also be better informed when it comes to buying a horse. For sale if you're looking for a riding horse you should think very carefully about buying a stallion. Stallions are much more aggressive than mares and are naturally territorial. To control a stallion, especially if there are mares nearby inexperienced riders will find it very difficult.