Dipping of hay into water is a pretty common behavior in stalled horses. While some people attribute all sorts of bad intentions to such behavior, hay dipping is interpreted by behaviorists as a learned behavior. This is based on the assumption that horses prefer moist forage, and by accident learned to wet the hay.

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