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Stereotype Behaviour of Horses
Škantová, Blanka ; Řezníček, Jan (advisor) ; Jančaříková, Kateřina (referee)
This thesis focuses on clearing up the concept "stereotypic behaviour of horses" describing its causes, signs and possible ways of its elimination. Next purpose was to observe group of horses by specific breeders. Data, that may have something to do with stereotypic behaviour of horses (age, sex, use of horses, type of housing etc.), were based on this observation. Stereotypic behaviour of horses is a taught behaviour, especially visible by domesticated horses. The behaviour is unnatural, repetitive and does not have specific purpose or function. There are many causes of stereotypic behavior, mainly bordom, anxiety, lack of exercise, influence of nutrition or genetic factors. Based on my own observation of 43 reared horses, 10 of them (23,26%) were behaving stereotypically. The most often type of stereotypic behaviour was weaving (3 horses), wind-sucking (3 horses) and box- wlking (2 horses). The other I have observed were raking, clacking lips, swing chain, chewing wood, aggressiveness. Followed group of horses was divided into 4 subgroups according to their use, 3 subgroups according to their type of housing and 3 supgroups according to their age. The best way of housing is pasture breeding, With this type of housing was stereorypic behaviour visible only by one followed horse. By other types of...
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