Social relationships in a group of horses without a mature stallion

By H. Sigurjónsdóttir, M. Dierendonck, S. Snorrason, A. Thorhallsdottir. 2003

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Assessment of positive emotions in animals to improve their welfare. (2007, background): “since, for example, in horses social grooming is influenced by season [260], social structure [264] and reproductive state [284] and therefore needs further investigation with regard to reliability issues.”
Close social associations in animals and humans : functions and mechanisms of friendship (2010, background): “As with most primates, also the grooming of meerkats, Suricatta suricatta (Kutsukake & Clutton-Brock, 2010), feral horses, Equus caballus (Sigurjonsdottir et al., 2003), cows, Bos taurus (Val-Laillet, 2009),”
Positive interactions lead to lasting positive memories in horses, Equus caballus (2010, background): “In groups of horses, social preferences are expressed by a greater spatial proximity and frequent affiliative behaviours, such as mutual grooming (Clutton-Brock et al. 1976; Feh 1987; Sigurjónsdóttir et al. 2003; van Dierendonck et al. 2004).”