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3 types of herds/bands -ANSWER Harem/Family Mare & offspring Bachelor Harem/family herds -ANSWER - Stable core of mares > 4 years old - One or more stallion - Immature offspring Mare & offspring band -ANSWER - No stallion - Usually together for 6 months Bachelor herd -ANSWER - Young males - Older males no longer in harem/family - Number will vary Describe characteristics of 'natural' horse management -ANSWER - Organised in family 'bands' - Can reproduce freely - Free-roaming - Close contact with other horses - Seasonal changes in feed True or False There are no longer true wild horses in the wild anymore -ANSWER TRUE Describe characteristics of 'modern' horse management -ANSWER - Individually house - Reduction in horse to horse contact - No natural 'bands', herds created by humans - Often separated based on age/gender - Reproduction, diet, exercise dictated by humans - Unstable herd hierarchy Why do we use modern management practices? -ANSWER Convenience and injury prevention