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Abnormal behavior of horses
KOHOUTOVÁ, Monika
Abnormal behaviour of horses is a problematic behaviour that occurs mainly in horses domesticated or held in captivity due to the effect of incorrect breeding methods or improper handling with these animals. A part of abnormal behaviour is also stereotyped behaviour which is main target of this thesis. There are many causes of stereotyped behaviour. It could be a trauma during early weaning, lack of physical activity, an impact of nutrition, genetics and other factors. It is difficult to find out the true cause of stereotyped behaviour and it is even harder to remove these stereotypes. However the reduction of symptoms is almost always possible. The aim of the thesis was explanation, based on literature review, of the concept of stereotyped behaviour of horses, describe its symptoms, causes and suggest possible ways of removing. Another aim of the thesis was monitoring of stereotyped behaviour using a questionnaire survey within the Czech Republic. The information gathered from survey consisted of causes of stereotyped behaviour ? e.g. age, rearing, use (work, riding etc.), breed, temperament, attendance of other horses etc. The aim was not only the evaluation of occurrences of horse?s stereotyped behaviour, but with the help of gathered information in the literature review, propose the possibilities of reducing unwanted behaviour and suggest precautions in horses who do not have evident manifestations of unwanted behaviour yet.
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Abnormal behavior in horses
LISCOVÁ, Veronika
The aim of this Bachelor´s work was based of literary sources to explain the concept of stereotypic behavior in horses, to describe his symptoms, causes and outline possible ways to eliminate it. A sub-aim was, based on my own monitoring on the selected farm, to catch occurrences of stereotypic expressions in horses, and on the base of information found in literary sources, suggest ways to eliminate or reduce it from breeding. Another sub-aim was to catch the prevalence of stereotypic behavior in breeding horses with different numbers of horses, by way of housing, use of horses, the breed of horses, etc. - this part has been studied by the survey in the CR. Stereotypical behavior is the problem behavior, which is mainly in horses domesticated and kept in captivity, due the wrong farming methods or wrong handling of these animals. The causes of stereotypic behavior, whether trauma at the time of early weaning, lack of exercise, due the nutrition, genetics and other factors are many. It is therefore very difficult to find the right cause of stereotypic behavior. Based on the selected monitor their own farm, out of a total of 70 horses kept stereotypic behavior observed in only 7 horses, that is 10 %. The farm horses were stabled in the box housing (34 horses), free housing (34 horses) and tethering (2 horses). From seven stereotyped horses were in six (85.71 %) reported wood chewing and one horse (14,29 %) were found to clapping the lips. The best way is the stabling of horses on pasture year-round stays or in the paddock, because with enough movement during the year there has been no incidence of stereotypic behavior. By ensuring such conditions would contribute to good physical and mental well-being of horses. Based on the survey, which responded to 47 farms in the Czech Republic with a total of 825 horses kept, it was found that the extension of stereotypic behavior occurred in 24, 12 % or 199 horses. Incidence of individual stereotypes were as follows: 33 horses (16.58 %) wind-sucking, 19 horses (9.55 %) weaving, 80 horses (40.20 %) wood-chewing and other equipment boxing at 42 horses (21.11 %) aggression, in 14 horses (2.02%), box-walking, 9 horses afflicted with headshaking (4.52 %) and self-mutilation in 2 horses (0.01 %). The most stereotypes were occurred in box horses and at 94.98 % that is 189 horses.
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