A lot of content is still valuable years after its origin. Barb Crabbe, DVM, shared odd horse behaviors, how to tell if something is wrong and what to do about it in this article first published in 2015. She shares some examples when medical disorders were the underlying cause of aberrant horse behavior.
. . . a horse can’t talk . . so he depends on you to listen to his behavior instead.”
Source: Horse and Rider, February 2017. Link. Crabbe shares experiences with horses exhibiting:
- Head flipping
- Balky under the saddle
- Aggressive mare
- Head pressing
- Kicking when eating