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Why Do Horses Roll After Baths?
Q: Why do horses roll after getting baths?
A: That can be frustrating, right!? Well, I guess horses roll after getting a bath for one of the reasons they roll at any other time.
Rolling is usually put in the category of self-grooming or comfort behavior. It most certainly must have some adaptive function to have persisted for so long and among horses kept in all types of environments. We believe horses roll to scratch their backs, help shed winter coats, and to dust-bathe
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Written by:
Nancy Diehl, VMD, MS
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