Is it coping or is it a vice? Understanding stereotypic behaviors in horses

This article will share what science has revealed about stereotypic behaviors, and how this information can be applied to better manage and thus improve the welfare of horses with stereotypic behavior. Written by Carissa Wickens and Camie Heleski, and published by the Veterinary Medicine—Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension, January 2024.

This document is VM257, one of a series of the Veterinary Medicine—Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date January 2024. Updated version of an article originally posted in 2021. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

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