ASKHQ: ARE STEREOTYPIC BEHAVIOURS CONTAGIOUS?

Q: The horse standing in the stable next to mine has a habit of crib-biting and wind-sucking. My horse has started a funny habit of opening his mouth and crossing his jaw when standing in his stable. I have only noticed it recently and I am worried he is picking up on the other horse’s…

BylizzieAugust 15, 20200Comments

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ASKHQ: WOOD CHEWING

Q: My horse chews wood. People at the barn say it is due to a nutritional deficiency, but I'm not sure what that deficiency is? A: Many horses like to chew or eat wood in their stable, or nibble on paddock fencing. For owners, this can be frustrating, but chewing on wood, twigs and bark is…

BylizzieApril 27, 20200Comments

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EASE THE ANXIETY

Help him calm down By Charlotte Bastiaanse Just like people, horses come with all types of personalities. Some breeds even tend toward a certain type of personality more than others. Horses are prey animals by nature, meaning that their instincts tell them to constantly be on the lookout for potential threats, thereby making them very…

BylizzieMarch 3, 20190Comments

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BOX-WALKING

A common stable vice The unnatural conditions in which the domesticated horse is kept today, can lead to a variety of abnormal behaviour patterns called 'stereotypies' or 'vices'. Weaving, wind-sucking, crib-biting and box walking are just some of the habits that horses may acquire because of the restrictions placed on them by domesticated life.…

BylizzieDecember 23, 20180Comments

ASKHQ: ARE STEREOTYPIC BEHAVIOURS CONTAGIOUS?

ASKHQ: WOOD CHEWING

EASE THE ANXIETY

BOX-WALKING

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