Abstract
Some of the most frustrating behavior problems a horse can exhibit are stereotypies. These repetitive, useless behaviors significantly reduce a horse’s value and can affect their overall health. Cribbing is the best study of the stereotypies and has proven to be extremely complex. There are several other oral or head repetitive motions like head shaking and lip flapping. Additionally, locomotor stereotypies like circling and weaving are significant. Most relate to stress, especially that associated with various management practices. Stereotypies become obsessive-compulsive problems when they occur dissociated from the stressor. All forms of these problem vices are complicated to treat, usually involving medications to reduce their frequency. Other neurologic problems are expressed as behavior changes too.
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