Abandoned Horse Rescued (4 pics)

Serious question. If horses eat grass, why was it so thin?

Nick1090,
It could be that the horse was kept in an area without grass and the first photo was after the rescuers moved her from her area to where the picture was taken. Additionally, it might not be edible (digestible) grass that you see in the picture. A friend at a zoo surprised me a bit at how some things you would assume any herbivore could eat are actually quite poisonous to certain animals and some things that you wouldn't expect they could eat are just fine.

When horses need grass, they need a huge quantity so they need a big field. Also when they ate all the grass. If it didn't grew yet, there is nothing to eat. That is why horses owners give them other food made for them.

Nick1090, he could've had an infection or any other disease that prevented him from eating.

Because horses need more than grass to eat in order to stay healthy.

Gestures like this make me believe in humanity again. :11:

Condum time :87:

for sure it was sick ...