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. 2020 Jan 6;10(1):95. doi: 10.3390/ani10010095

Table 3.

Ethogram of recorded behavior.

Behavioral Category (Freq) Description
Gait change The horse makes an undesired gait change, e.g., from canter to trot during the 1 min canter sequence, or from walk to trot during the 1 min walk sequence
Other undesired body movements Bucking, kicking
Head movements Head tossing, shaking or raising (i.e., movements of the head away from the usual head-and-neck position)
Tail movements Lateral, dorsoventral or circular motion of the tail that interrupts the rhythmical waving motion of the tail corresponding to the gait
Open mouth Mouth clearly opened; lower or upper teeth are visible