Table 1: Daily experimental test procedure for each horse with respective location (pre-, light- and post-box, alley) and recorded behavioural or physiological parameters at given phases or measurement times.

  Pre-phase Light-phase Post-phase
Location Pre-box Tied in alley Light-box Tied in alley Post-box Tied in alley
Time [min] 0 - 20 20 - 25 25 - 45 45 - 50 50 - 70 70 - 75
Behaviour     x      
Elimination x   x   x  
Activity
(ALT-Pedometer)
x   x   x  
Heart beat parameters
(Polar®)
x   x   x  
Body core temperature
(Microlife Vet-Temp)
  x   x   x
Body surface temperature
(FLIR Systems)
  x   x   x
Salivary Cortisol
(Salivette®)
      x