Traditional pack animals include ungulates such as camels, the domestic yak, reindeer, goats, water buffaloes and llama, and domesticated members of the horse family including horses, donkeys, and mules.

Are horses herd animals?

The horse is a herd animal where a dominance hierarchy is always established. If done correctly, human dominance can easily be established during training without causing the horse to become excessively fearful. Horses exert dominance by controlling the movement of their peers.

Do horses live in groups or alone?

Horses are highly social herd animals that prefer to live in a group. An older theory of hierarchy in herd of horses is the "linear dominance hierarchy".