Through observation and some research we’ve learned about how horses take in their environment, and we can manage them better because of that.

The horse in the wild depends on keen eyesight and acute hearing to detect danger and flee from predators before they get close enough to attack. The horse's vision is wide-range (taking in almost the entire horizon), and his hearing is well-developed to help him determine from which direction danger might be approaching. You'll see these sharp senses at work in the domesticated horse, too.

In this article we'll take a look at how the horse's eyes and ears function

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