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Methods of Collecting Horse Behaviors

Submitted by afeltrin on Wed, 01/30/2019 - 12:40

We watched the two videos of Equus caballus (morgan horses) twice, that were filmed at the UMass Hadley Farm, taking note of behaviors displayed each time between three mares and three foals. There were no adult male morgan horses present in either video. The total video time watched was 48 minutes and 55 seconds. For each unique behavior noted, we gave it a unique name, described it, and took a still image of the behavior in progress. Along with the image, we noted what time the behavior occurred at. We added information relating to the context and postures of the horses while the behaviors were happening. We then created six categories intuitively based on the occurrences of behaviors displayed. The horse behaviors were grouped in these categories in a logical manner based on their differences and similarities to the criteria given.

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