The species feeds on plant matter and can consume dry grass and thorny plants that other animals avoid; it obtains food by biting grass with its teeth. Its diet includes grass, hay, branches, leaves, bark, plants, and wood, with a daily food requirement ranging from 3 kilograms to 7 kilograms. Young foals feed on milk. The species employs grazing as its feeding strategy. In some cultures, the animal is eaten, but it is not considered kosher.