Table 1 Ethogram of behaviours
From: 24-h sheltering behaviour of individually kept horses during Swedish summer weather
Behaviour | Description |
|---|---|
Stand | Standing inactive with head lowered or elevated, can include one hind leg flexed |
Feed | Ingest grassy vegetation or haylage |
Insect defensive behaviour (comfort behaviour) | |
Groom | Nibbling, biting, licking or rubbing a part of the body |
Shake | Rapid rotation of the head, neck and upper body while standing |
Swat | Swing of head against the shoulder or abdomen, flex the chin to the chest |
Stomp | Sharply strike the ground by rapidly flexing a fore or hind leg |
Skin shiver | Rapid twitching of the skin at the withers |
Ear flick | Rapid rotation of one or both ears without moving the head |
Tail swish | Swishing of the tail from its resting position to one side or up and down |