How do horses protect them selves?

Answer 1

If they kick you hard you can be very ingured and they can take you off the ground with there teeth!

Horses in the wild defend themselves in a few way's.

as horses are prey animals there first defense is fleet of foot.

They run when threatened.

there second defense is to kick. if it is a wolf or something after them they kick it,using there powerful hind feet. if something directs its attack at them from the front they strike with there front feet.

for defending themselves against other horses,from other herds(like 2 stallions fighting for rank) they use there teeth as well as the others I named.

There jaws of coarse as huge as they are can hurt allot draw blood and make a good sized cut.

however they cannot do serious harm like a kick.

Usually when you see mares fight the leader will back up to the others and threaten to kick before she actually does. she will lift one foot and then if that doesn't work she will hop and kick with both hind feet then spin around and bite,strike whatever she has to do to win.

horses usually live on grassy plains but in some instances like in Mongolia horses live in the dessert or on the edge of one.

they can also live in rugged mountains like in Iceland or in heavy bush.

It all depends on the type of the horse.

Answer 2

Horse first line of defence is to run. There are key points in their anatomy that allow this, such as the stay apparatus and the fact that their diaphragm is connected to their stomach so the act of running helps them breathe more efficiently, not to mention their speed!

Other than running, horses have a very accurate kick for danger behind them and a painful bite when threatened from the front.

They have the ability to see basically all around them and can hence see danger coming from far away. There is only a small blind spot directly behind them, however ears that can pivot around soon pick up noise from this area.

Also the would use their powerful hooves too

Answer 3

Horse first line of defence is to run. There are key points in their anatomy that allow this, such as the stay apparatus and the fact that their diaphragm is connected to their stomach so the act of running helps them breathe more efficiently. Other than running, horses have a very accurate kick for danger behind them and a painful bite when threatened from the front. They can also strike out with their front hooves. They have the ability to see basically all around them. There is only a small blind spot directly behind them, however ears that can pivot around soon pick up noise from this area.

Answer 4

Because they are prey animals, horses have an instinctual fight of flight response to what they rationalize as being danger.

In most instances, horses prefer to use the flight instinct, that is, run away from the danger. This is typically the safest response; fighting can lead to injury, which in the wild and even sometimes in captivity, can lead to death.

If a horse decides to fight, then it has a few methods to defend itself. Using its hooves is typically the preferred method during an all-out fight. Kicking with the hind legs and striking out with the front legs are both used. Another way a horse can defend itself is with its death. Horses have very strong jaws, and despite being herbivores and having mostly blunt front teeth, can inflict serious damage.

Answer 5

All horses have an acute startle reflex triggered by sudden pressure from withers to haunch, that is 'shoulders' to 'behind', since their classic predators, the great cats, could not outrun them, but would drop from trees or cliffs.

Answer 6

A mother horse will protect her foal by chasing off any predators, (dogs, wolves,other horses, ect.) But when there is no new baby to protect, and in a group of adult horses it's every horse for himself. Horses are strict followers of the pecking system. The top, most dominant horses, (usually an alpa mare) assert themselves very quickly and the rest fall in somewhere under that. Adding a new horse or even a new location can upset the pecking order and it has to established all over again. Feeding time is where most conflicts occur and its a good idea to put separate piles of hay spaced several feet apart if horses cannot be separated at meal times.

Answer 7

A horse protects itself by being a flight animal. If it sees or thinks it See's something dangerous it will gallop off at high speed to avoid becoming dinner. If however the horse can't or won't run they are equipped to fight back with strong teeth, large hooves and the ability to move quickly. A horse might bite something and use it's weight to crush the animal into the ground, or it could spin around and kick the attacker in the head, possibly killing it. They can also stomp on their attacker or even flip over onto it and crush it with their bodyweight.

Answer 8

A horse's first instinct is to run. If you cornered a horse and it was scared it could run through you or something else. If a horse CANNOT escape it will rear, buck, and bite if it can.

Answer 9

they kick youu