The ears are moderately long and erect. They have long tails of flowing hair and long manes falling to the side. They can detect sounds at great distances, and by rotating their ears can locate the source without changing body orientation. By nature, the horse is essentially docile and trainable. They are highly social mammals that exhibit a basic pattern of social organization.
Adults live in groups of permanent membership, consisting of a male and a few females.
Each harem has a home range, which overlaps with those of neighbors. Home range size varies depending on the quality of the habitat. Sons and daughters leave when they reach maturity and join others of their kind to form new permanent groups, thus preventing inter- breeding. In the wild they eat grasses and grains. Domesticated horses are fed hay and pellets.