Table 4.

Score sheet of Section II of FCPS: Behavioural items. This Section was developed and modified from other studies: AAEP Guide for veterinary service and judging of equestrian events, Bernard, 2004; Bussieres et al., 2008; van Loon and van Dierendonck, 2015; Torcivia and McDonnell, 2021 [12,21,27,28,29].

Behavioural Items	Categories	Score *
Signs of abdominal pain	No kicking, quietly standing without pawing/rolling/dropping to the ground	0
	Occasionally (1–2 times) kicking/rolling/dropping to the ground/pawing	1
	Excessive (>2 times) kicking/rolling/dropping to the ground/pawing	2
Posture (Standing and recumbency)	Stands quietly, normal walk; normal recumbency, no weight shift Occasional weight-shift (1–2 times), slight muscle tremors, but normal recumbency	0
	Non-weight bearing, abnormal weight distribution, analgesic posture, attempts to urinate or defecate, prostration, generalized muscle tremors, prolonged or restless recumbency	1
	Non-weight bearing, abnormal weight distribution, analgesic posture, attempts to urinate or defecate, prostration, generalized muscle tremors, prolonged or restless recumbency	2
Appetite *	Feeds normally to the udder, interested in milk	0
	Shows interest in milk, but drinks very little or stimulates the udder but does not drink	1
	Not interest	2
Lameness *	Not seen	0
	Moderate (I–II degree)	1
	Severe (III–IV degree)	2
Score		…/8

The presence of * indicates that when it is not possible to score the item (e.g., the foal was resting during all video and it was impossible to assess the lameness), not applicable (na) should be given.