Horse behaviour

Communication in horses is based on all their senses : sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste, (licking…)

Within the seven species of equines in the world, there are at least two 2 distinct social organization systems. Presentation of these 2 organizationa...

In the wild, or semi-roaming conditions, apart from a few solitary individuals, horses either live in family herds, or in bachelor herds.

Donkeys’ social organisation differs from that of horses. In free-roaming or semi-natural conditions, they don’t establish stable families.

In this fact sheet we will focus on the most well known and visible social behaviour.

It is a well known and recognised fact that a horse’s well-being is determined by whether he benefits from social contacts, which stem from living in ...

This need is satisfied for a horse living out. But what about stabled horses ? Is the exercise dispensed when worked out enough ?

Researchers have been able to observe natural behaviours of horses and the time dedicated to each over 24 hours and over a year.

Stereotypies or « stable vices » are a sequence of repetitive movements, relatively invariant, without any obvious purpose or aim.