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Equine BehaviorWhat Affects Behavior?Slide 3Slide 4VISIONVisual SignsSlide 7Horse Behavior Social OrganizationSocial OrganizationTen Natural Survival TraitsSlide 11Slide 12Types of Horse BehaviorTypes of Horse BehaviorHorse BehaviorTypes of Horse Behavior Investigative BehaviorSlide 17Types of Horse Behavior Agonistic BehaviorSlide 19Slide 20ActivityAverage Time Budgets For HorsesBehavioral Considerations in Equine HandlingStressResponses To Harmful StressEquine StereotypesSlide 27Slide 28Slide 29EQUINE VICESSlide 31Slide 32Equine BehaviorEquine BehaviorWhat Affects Behavior?What Affects Behavior?EnvironmentEnvironmentExperienExperiencescesDietDietExerciseExerciseStressStressGeneticsGeneticsGenderGenderTypeTypeBreedBreedFamily Family groupgroupSmellSmellIdentify other horsesIdentify other horsesMatingMatingLocate water, feedLocate water, feedVomeronasal organVomeronasal organPheromonesPheromonesEars & HearingEars & HearingDetect soundsDetect soundsDetermine location of Determine location of soundsoundTo provide sensory To provide sensory informationinformationHear in range 14 Hz to Hear in range 14 Hz to 25 kHz (humans 20 Hz 25 kHz (humans 20 Hz to 20 kHz)to 20 kHz)Auricle – 180Auricle – 180oo rotation rotationEar position generally Ear position generally relates to visual relates to visual attentionattentionTouchTouchResponsive to Responsive to pain, pressure, pain, pressure, cold and heatcold and heatSensitive areas Sensitive areas Eyes, ears and Eyes, ears and nosenoseWithers, ribs, Withers, ribs, flanks and legsflanks and legsSuffers fatigue Suffers fatigue VISIONVISIONPrimary detector of dangerPrimary detector of dangerAcute ability to detect Acute ability to detect movementmovementMonocular & Binocular visionMonocular & Binocular visionMonocular field of vision: Monocular field of vision: 215215oo for each eye for each eyeBinocular field of vision: Binocular field of vision: 6060oo-70-70ooOften raise head to observe close objectsLower head to observe faraway objectsMonocular fieldUp to 215oMonocular fieldBinocular field60-70oMarginal zoneVisual SignsVisual SignsEarsEarsTailTailMouth & Mouth & lipslipsEyesEyesNostrilsNostrilsHorse BehaviorHorse BehaviorSocial OrganizationSocial OrganizationHarem groups – Harem groups – Domestic horses, Domestic horses, Przewalski horse & Przewalski horse & some zebrasome zebraTerritorial Territorial breeders-Donkeys breeders-Donkeys & some zebras& some zebrasSocial OrganizationSocial OrganizationHaremHaremFamilyFamilyMaresMaresStallionStallionBachelor Bachelor GroupGroupTen Natural Survival Ten Natural Survival TraitsTraitsDepends on flight as its Depends on flight as its primary means of survivalprimary means of survivalOne of the most One of the most perceptive of all domestic perceptive of all domestic animalsanimalsVery fast response timeVery fast response timeCan be desensitized from Can be desensitized from frightening stimulifrightening stimuliHorses forgive, but do not Horses forgive, but do not forgetforgetTen Natural Survival Ten Natural Survival TraitsTraitsHorses categorize Horses categorize A) something not to fear, so A) something not to fear, so ignore or exploreignore or exploreB) Something to fear, so fleeB) Something to fear, so fleeHorses are easily dominatedHorses are easily dominatedHorses exert dominance by Horses exert dominance by controlling the movement of controlling the movement of their peers. Horse accept their peers. Horse accept dominance when:dominance when:We or another animal cause them We or another animal cause them to move when they prefer not toto move when they prefer not toWe or another animal inhibit We or another animal inhibit movement when they want to fleemovement when they want to fleeTen Natural Survival Ten Natural Survival TraitsTraitsThe body language of a horse is unique The body language of a horse is unique to the equine speciesto the equine speciesHorse is a precocial species (newborn Horse is a precocial species (newborn foals are neurologically mature at birth)foals are neurologically mature at birth)Types of Horse Types of Horse BehaviorBehaviorIngestive behaviorIngestive behaviorEliminative Eliminative behaviorbehaviorEpimeletic Epimeletic behavior -Care-behavior -Care-giving & care-giving & care-seeking behaviorseeking behaviorTypes of Horse BehaviorTypes of Horse BehaviorSexual Sexual PolygamousPolygamousOne offspringOne offspringSeasonal BreedersSeasonal BreedersFetal behaviorFetal behaviorParturient behaviorParturient behaviorHorse BehaviorHorse BehaviorSelf-care behaviorSelf-care behaviorHomeostatic Homeostatic influencesinfluencesGroomingGroomingRestRestAwake 80%Awake 80%Drowsiness 8%Drowsiness 8%Sleep 12%Sleep 12%AutogroomAutogroomMutual GroomMutual GroomTypes of Horse BehaviorTypes of Horse BehaviorInvestigative BehaviorInvestigative BehaviorPlay behaviorPlay behaviorExploratory Exploratory behaviorbehaviorTypes of Horse BehaviorTypes of Horse BehaviorAllelomimetic BehaviorAllelomimetic BehaviorMimicryMimicryTypes of Horse BehaviorTypes of Horse BehaviorAgonistic BehaviorAgonistic BehaviorTypes of Horse BehaviorTypes of Horse BehaviorDominance/SubmisDominance/Submission (Social Order)sion (Social Order)Horse BehaviorHorse BehaviorSpacing Spacing Individual Individual distancedistanceGroup distanceGroup distanceSocial distanceSocial distanceFlight distanceFlight distanceHome rangeHome rangeTerritorialTerritorialActivityActivityDiurnalDiurnalTravel up to 16 Travel up to 16 km/d (10 mile/d)km/d (10 mile/d)Home range, can Home range, can be up to 1000 ha.be up to 1000 ha.(2500 acres)(2500 acres)Range: 0.8-303 sq. Range: 0.8-303 sq. km (0.5-188 sq. km (0.5-188 sq. mile)mile)Average Time Budgets Average Time Budgets For HorsesFor HorsesBehavioral Behavioral Considerations in Equine Considerations in Equine HandlingHandlingHERD INSTINCTHERD INSTINCTHOMING HOMING INSTINCTINSTINCTFLIGHTFLIGHTDOMINANCE DOMINANCE HEIREACHYHEIREACHYTERRITORIAL TERRITORIAL BEHAVIORBEHAVIORSELF-DEFENSESELF-DEFENSEHABITHABITGood Stress – The Good Stress – The stressful condition stressful condition in which the horse in which the horse can find a solution can find a solution that will


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