ADVERTISEMENT If you’re constantly getting up from the table to see what’s going on out your window, you’re probably not going to get as much from your meal as your dining partner who stays calmly seated. And you might even miss out on the second round of servings. Horses living in groups experience similar scenarios. In a recent study, British researchers found that “vigilant” individuals interrupt their meals to look around their environment, reducing what scientists refer to as their foraging efficiency. As a result, they tend to have lower body condition scores (BCS) than horses that “carry on munching,” said Christine Nicol, PhD, at the Royal Veterinary College in London, the U.K.