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Is .horse safe? The state of .horse domain security
.horse is riskier than the internet average. Across 6,654 graded .horse domains, 88% score an F — worse than the 78.3% global average — heavier on exposed domains than the web as a whole. 1.4% earn a B or better. Most .horse domains can still be impersonated in email, but the ending shifts the odds, not your own domain's grade. As of 2026-08-16.
How do .horse domains score?
Aggregate grade distribution across all graded .horse domains — we never publish an individual business's grade. As of 2026-08-16.
| Grade | Domains | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 0 | 0% |
| A | 10 | 0.2% |
| B | 80 | 1.2% |
| C | 243 | 3.7% |
| D | 467 | 7% |
| F | 5,854 | 88% |
Does .horse make a domain secure?
No — and that's the most important thing to know. A domain's grade is decided by how it is configured (SPF, DMARC, HTTPS, DNS), not by its ending. Choosing .horse doesn't protect you, and a high-F-share ending doesn't doom you: a correctly configured .horse domain earns an A while the crowd around it sits at F.
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Frequently asked questions
Is .horse safe?
On average, .horse is riskier than the internet average: 88% of its 6,654 graded domains score an F as of 2026-08-16, against a 78.3% global average. Most domains on every ending are exposed — the ending shifts the odds, not your own domain's grade.
How secure are .horse domains?
12.0% of .horse domains score above an F and 1.4% earn a B or better. The rest fail the basic externally observable protections, most importantly enforced SPF and DMARC, so they can be impersonated in email.
Does choosing .horse make my domain secure?
No. A domain's grade comes from how it is configured — SPF, DMARC, HTTPS, DNS — not from its ending. A well-configured domain earns an A on any ending; an unconfigured one sits at F on .horse too.
What does "grade F" mean for a .horse domain?
It fails the basic protections we can observe from outside — above all, it has no enforced SPF and DMARC, so its email can be forged and its customers targeted with convincing fakes.
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