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ArticleVeterinary sciences2026

Behaviour and Movement Activity of Stallions and Geldings in Group Housing.

Rhoda C Apitzsch, Sarah Handel, Konstanze Krueger

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Article in Veterinary sciences, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Rhoda C ApitzschFaculty of Agriculture, Economics and Management, Nuertingen-Geislingen University, Neckarsteige 6-10, 72622 Nuertingen, Germany.
Sarah HandelFaculty of Agriculture, Economics and Management, Nuertingen-Geislingen University, Neckarsteige 6-10, 72622 Nuertingen, Germany.
Konstanze KruegerFaculty of Agriculture, Economics and Management, Nuertingen-Geislingen University, Neckarsteige 6-10, 72622 Nuertingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9120-680X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There has been little research on the social behaviour of stallions and geldings kept together in group housing systems. The aim of this study was to investigate differences in behaviour and movement activity between stallions and geldings kept together in group housing. Behavioural observations and GPS measurements were conducted in Germany from July to September 2024 in four mixed groups of horses in Germany. The groups comprised 35 animals, 18 stallions and 17 geldings. The horses were observed for three consecutive days over eight hours per day. No injuries or stereotypic behaviours were observed throughout the observation period. Stallions displayed significantly higher levels of affiliative, agonistic, dominance, ritualised, reproductive and play behaviours than geldings (all

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geldingsgroup housinghorse behaviourmovement activitysocial behaviourstallions

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PMID42514669
PMCPMC13417708

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