Table 1.

Criteria used for assigning sedation scores in horses following trazodone administration

Sedation scoring table
Score	Description
0	No sedation
1	Mild sedation (slightly decreased frequency and velocity of movement, lower ear and neck carriage, slight base‐wide stance)
2	Moderate sedation (moderately decreased frequency and velocity of movement, obvious ear tip separation, increased base‐wide stance, crossed legs, buckled knees/fetlocks)
3	Deep sedation (markedly decreased frequency and velocity of movement, pronounced ear tip separation, markedly low neck carriage, markedly increased base‐wide stance, increased occurrence and severity of crossed legs, buckled knees and/or fetlocks)

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