| This looks at what might be considered natural for a wild undomesticated horse and how that might be interpreted | ||||||
| within a domesticated environment | ||||||
| Function | Natural Wild horse | Domesticated Horse | ||||
| Ridden | No | Yes | ||||
| Close Human Contact | No | Yes | ||||
| Reliant on Man | No | Yes | ||||
| Trained | No | Yes | ||||
| Roaming | Yes | No | ||||
| Search for food | Yes | No | ||||
| High nutrient feed | No | Yes | ||||
| Feed Supplementation | No | Yes | ||||
| Stabling | No - Seeks shelter | Desirable | ||||
| Shod | No | Generally | ||||
| Hooves manually trimmed | No | Yes | ||||
| Traverses mixed terrain | Yes | No | ||||
| Vet/Farrier intervention | No | Yes | ||||
| Predators | Yes | No | ||||
| Natural Selection | Yes | No | ||||
| Controlled Breeding | No | Yes | ||||
| Live as a herd | Yes | Rarely | ||||
| Self Sufficient | Yes | No | ||||
| There are many more examples that can be added to the above list, but still it is very clear that the husbandry | ||||||
| surrounding the domesticated horse is hugely different to a wild horse and will ultimately change how it tolerates | ||||||
| living in a given environment both mentally and pyhsically. | ||||||
| Excerpt from: Barefoot Trimming by Colin Reeves (www.keratex.net) | ||||||