Domestic horses sometimes engage in stereotyped behaviors (a repetitive movement that appears to have no purpose or function.) In horses, these behaviors may include cribbing, pawing, head shaking, ...

Horses' behavior is influenced by the smell of fear, reveals new research. Mares and stallions exposed to the smell of human fear exhibited higher levels of fearful behavior and were less inclined to ...

She recommends looking out for the ones below! A group of horses outside during Lunar New Year. Image from Scott Gibbons ( ...

We have all said it before -- my horse would never be allowed to act like that. Yet, at some point, we've allowed our horse to exhibit unacceptable behavior. Sometimes it can feel like a losing battle ...

Ralls, Katherine. 1983. [Book review] ""Horse Behavior. The behavioral traits and adaptations of domestic and wild horses" by George H. Waring." The Quarterly Review of Biology, 58, 593.

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