EXCERPT: Basically, they do not need anything more from the human than only to
provide keeping conditions that this species is supposed to have by
dictate of Nature: freedom of movement 24 hours a day, free access to
appropriate food 24 hours a day, herd life, proper hoof care, shelter
which it can enter and leave freely. Under human care that respects the
horse’s natural needs, and provides it doesn’t make this animal a
subject for anthropomorphism through stabling, changing eating habits,
blanketing, clipping, shoeing, etc., the domestic horse is able to
properly use its amazing natural thermoregulatory abilities exactly the
same way as the wild horse.
Thermoregulation in horses during winter
