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MINNESOTA HORSE WELFARE COALITION
Keeping horses safe at home
Companionship
Best practice
Horses are herd animals and should not be housed alone.
They do best when there is at least one other horse with them.
Needs intervention
If it is not practical to have a companion horse, goats or cows can also be suitable companions.
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Humans are not sufficient companions
Immediate jeopardy
Intact stallions should not be housed with mares. Stallions as young as one year can successfully breed. Stallions should be castrated or housed separately with other males.
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