Equine behavior: behavior test, preliminary test 1 with student (Fall 2010, indoor), Sassafras, mustang yearling female

Test conducted by Lesley Sun 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 the preliminary test, all the mustangs were on the same diet consisting of only forage (total mixed ration cubes). The subject was RU Sassafras. Duration of test: 3 min 55 sec. Overall Average score on a scale of 1-5 (5 is highest compliance): 4.8. The test is incomplete. Sassafras is generally cooperative though she is nervous when her legs are rubbed.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 (5) -- Front leg lift (4) -- Hind leg lift (5) -- Back three steps -- Turn left (5) -- 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