Equine behavior: behavior test, preliminary test 3 (Fall 2010, indoor), ShyAnne, mustang two-year-old female

Test conducted by Dr. Sarah Ralston at the George H. Cook Campus, Rutgers University as part of the Young Horse Teaching & Research Program of the Equine Science Center, Rutgers University. One of a series of tests comparing behavior responses of mustangs fed a high starch diet versus behavior responses of mustangs fed a low starch diet. In this second test, four mustangs have been on a high starch diet (total mixed ration cubes and 10% corn) and four have been on a low starch diet (only total mixed ration cubes). The subject was RU Shyanne. Duration of test: 5 min 6 sec. Overall Average score on a scale of 1-5 (5 is highest compliance): 4.55. Shyanne is well behaved and cooperative throughout the test but is nervous to walk into the scale room and is hesitant to make her turns in this room.Test components, with score ranked 1-5 (5 is highest compliance): Capture and lead (5) -- Halt (5) -- Stand still (5) -- Touch face and ears (5) -- Rub torso (4) -- Front leg lift (4) -- Hind leg lift (5) -- Back three steps (5) -- Turn left (3) -- Turn right (4) -- Lead from right (5).One of a series of videos recording behaviors of draft horse crosses and U.S. Bureau of Land Management mustangs