What is a Stereotypic Behaviour?
A stereotypic behaviour is an aberrant, repeated, relatively invariate sequence of movements, which serves no obvious purpose. These behaviours are common in over 15% of domesticated horses and include cribbing, wood chewing, pawing, head bobbing and weaving, as well as equine self-mutilation syndrome and others. Often, stereotypic behavioural sequences are incomplete forms of functional behaviours, which suggests that they may originate from specific motivational states. Stereotypies usually occur in situations where the individual lacks control over its environment.
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