Is Your Horse in Pain? There
According to Dutch researchers, you need to observe a horse for at least a full two minutes to pick up subtle signs of pain in his facial expressions. And you’d need five minutes to recognize it in his overall body language. | Photo: Thinkstock

You might think you know your horse so well, you’d recognize pain on his face in a single glance.

Maybe you could. But chances are, you’d be missing something.

According to Dutch researchers, you need to observe a horse for at least a full two minutes to pick up subtle signs of pain in his facial expressions. And you’d need five minutes to recognize it in his overall body language

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