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Výskyt stereotypního chování u sledovaných koní
Marková, Lucie
The aim of the work was to observe the occurrence of stereotypic behaviour in monitored horses, identify its causes and suggest possible solutions in practice. Furthermore, the aim was to determine the possible influence of stereotypic behaviour on an individual's social status in the herd. Horses were divided into four groups: horses in intensive training, very low workload, with minimal or zero workload and horses displaying stereotypic behaviour. The influence of temperament, workload and the way the horse is stabled on the incidence of stereotypic behaviour has been demonstrated. The stereotypic behaviour was divided into three phases, according to the development, for the initial phase, the advanced phase and the chronic phase. An experiment was conducted in two horses exhibiting the early stages of stereotypic behaviour, where effort was made to prevent further development of stereotypic behaviour and it was demonstrated that stereotypic behaviour could indeed be reduced or stopped altogether in the early stages. In conclusion, it was determined that stereotypic behaviour is the way the horse deal with a stressful situation for him and the best solution is to give the horse the op-portunity and space to move freely and to exhibit natural behaviour.
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