Smell - also known as olfaction - is the sense most widely used by animals to communicate, and horses are no exception. The post Horse behavior influenced by smell of fear appeared first on Talker.

She recommends looking out for the ones below! A group of horses outside during Lunar New Year. Image from Scott Gibbons ( ...

A recent French study seems to verify what many old-time horsemen have long believed: that horses can smell fear in humans, ...

Domestic horses sometimes engage in stereotyped behaviors (a repetitive movement that appears to have no purpose or function.) In horses, these behaviors may include cribbing, pawing, head shaking, ...

Scientists from the University of Portsmouth's Center for Comparative and Evolutionary Psychology have created the first anatomically-based descriptions (ethogram) of equine facial behavior, mapping ...

Is it the right horse for the job? Temple Grandin suggests looking into its genes to find out. Grandin, Colorado State University's renowned expert in animal behavior, will be teaming up with a ...

High rein tension was found to be associated with trotters opening their mouths, which indicates pain or discomfort in the mouth. In a pilot study carried out at the University of Helsinki, high rein ...

Professor Paul McGreevy is an Honorary Fellow of the International Society for Equitation Science and a life member of the RSPCA NSW. He has received funding from the Australian Research Council for ...

Researchers from INRAE and IFCE have demonstrated that fear-related human chemical cues influence horse behaviour through emotional contagion. A study conducted on 43 horses shows that, when exposed ...