This video contained two mare and two foals of about 6 months. Throughout the half hour of video, you could watch them interact with each other as well as the environment in a number of ways. We grouped the behaviors into a different groups that included: feeding, playing, communicating, and other. The other contained behaviors that did not match another group well. Behaviors found under play included the foals running, jumping, prancing, and nudging one another. The foals would nuddge one another with their heads and this would entice a reaction out of the other foal, so this one could also be placed under communication. Many of the acts fall somewhere in between categories and they are not completely concrete. Feeding was put as its own category because the horses were often observed to be grazing. Even at points where they may not have been eating, they often had their heads toward the ground nudging around the grass. They looked to be continuously grazing almost. Communication was another big category of traits observed. Horses can be seen nudging other horses and neighing. Communication is observed when a stimulus from another horse that entices a reaction from another horse. When a reaction is observed of the second horses behavior is alterede as a result of the stimulus. Some behaviors under the other category include the horses scratching along the fence and other random movements.
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