Study: Some Horses can Learn by Watching Humans
Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA
December 2, 2016
Researchers confirmed that horses learn socially across species, in this case from familiar humans.
Researchers confirmed that horses learn socially across species, in this case from familiar humans.
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Many nosebands were so tight that even the tip of the measuring gauge could not fit under at the frontal nasal plane.
Naive horses that watched an experienced horse perform a scary task were less fearful when it was their turn.
A new device determines horses’ heart rate changes due to stress and “subtracts” changes due to physical activity.
Rein tension tended to be higher when a right-handed rider rode left-lateral horses compared to right-lateral ones.
Researchers found that some mental warm-up to prepare your horse to learn can go a long way toward effective training.
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