Equine behavior: behavior test, novel object test with umbrella, Koda, mustang two-year-old gelding

Test conducted by Dr. Sarah L. 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 the novel object test, the horses are allowed to investigate a novel object for 3 minutes. In the preliminary test, all the mustangs were on the same diet consisting of only forage (total mixed ration cubes). The subject was RU Koda. Duration of test: 3 min. Overall Average score on a scale of 1-5 (5 is highest compliance): 5. Koda walks up to the umbrella and sniffs it without any hesitation.Test components, with score ranked 1-5 (5 is highest compliance): General (5) -- Tail (5) -- Vocal (5) -- Defecation (5).One of a series of videos recording behaviors of draft horse crosses and U.S. Bureau of Land Management mustangs