Why is box weaving common in ex race horses (particually tbs)?
Basically TBs pick up “weaving”, “windsucking” and “pawing” out of boredom. Think about a kid being trapped in one room for most of the day and fed a LOT of chocolate/caffine. Same idea. There they are stuck in a 12′ x 12′ stall, hyped up on all these energy feeds so they can race, but are only taken out of that little stall for a couple of hours a day. Not to mention that most of these horses are under 4 years of age to boot and kids are ALWAYS more energetic than adults. They pick up these habits supposedly by watching other horses with the habit.
