Editor’s note: This article is part of TheHorse.com’s ongoing coverage of topics presented at the 2012 Alltech Symposium, held May 21-23 in Lexington, Ky.

Could a chemical imbalance be responsible for the development of stereotypic behaviors in horses? According to one researcher, a dopamine modulation dysfunction is being implicated as a risk factor for stereotypic behavior development.

At the 2012 Alltech Symposium, held May 21-23 in Lexington, Ky., Sebastian McBride, PhD, researcher at the University of Cambridge in England, discussed dopamine’s potential role in equine stereotypic behaviors

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