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. 2013 Jan 7;9:3. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-9-3

Table 1.

Type (oral/motor), name and description of stereotypic behaviours observed

Type Name Description
Oral
Cribbing
The horse grasps a fixed object with its incisors, pulls back and draws air into its oesophagus while emitting a characteristic pharyngeal grunt.
Lip play
The horse moves its upper lip up and down without making contact with an object, or the horse smacks its lips together.
Tongue play
The horse sticks out its tongue and twists it in the air.
Lip or teeth rubbing
The horse rubs its upper lip or its upper teeth repetitively against the box wall.
Repetitive licking/biting
The horse licks or bites the box walls, box grids or external part of the feeding trough.
Motor Head shaking and nodding
The horse bobs its head repeatedly up and down or tosses its head in recurrent and sudden bouts.
Weaving
The horse sways laterally, moving its head, neck, forequarters and sometimes hindquarters.
Box walking
The horse paces a fixed route around the stall.
Door kicking The horse kicks the door of the box repeatedly with its forelegs.

Adapted from [3],[5],[24],[26]].