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, ...

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 ...