Horses have evolved to socialize, move around, and spend about two thirds of their time grazing. Modern horse management systems do not always allow horses to exhibit these normal behaviors and ...

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, ...

Simple items like hay feeders, giant rubber activity balls and shatter-proof mirrors can improve the health and welfare of ...

Many horse owners don't think about equine stereotypic behaviors until they own a cribber, a stall walker, a weaver, or a horse that passes his time with any abnormal behavior. But these stereotypies ...

Despite the fact that horses evolved on a forage-based diet that is high in fiber and low in calories, some horse owners and trainers just can't resist feeding a low-fiber, calorie-dense diet. "Horses ...

Since the dawn of civilization, people have been fascinated with wild horses. Our prehistoric cave paintings and stone carvings show this, as do modern films, songs and novels. "Long before horses ...

* Oct. 6, Saturday -- Horse enthusiasts will join veterinarians and other horse professionals for a daylong meeting focused on horse behavior. The Equine Behavior Symposium 2001, coordinated by the UC ...

BERLIN, MD (WHTM) — On May 2, horse N6ELS-H, aka Delegate’s Pride, aka Chip, was removed from Assateague Island National Seashore, and transported to a wildlife sanctuary in Texas. According to the ...

On a normal day, wild horses walk up to 20 miles and spend at least half of that time grazing. Stabled horses spend most of ...