HELEN BELL EQUESTRIAN

Horses have long been recognized for their ability to form strong associations with humans and respond to various stimuli during training. The ability of horses to recognise people cross-modally, which means through different sensory modalities such as sight and sound, is particularly fascinating. Researchers have shown that horses are capable of matching the sight of known conspecifics with their corresponding calls, showing signs of confusion with mismatched pairs. This indicates that horses have an advanced level of cognitive ability when it comes to recognising and remembering members of their social group. The special features of equine hearing play a significant role in training too. Horses have a wide range of hearing and can detect frequencies that are inaudible to humans. They use their hearing to detect sounds, determine their location, and recognize the identity of sound sources. This keen sense of hearing can be leveraged during training, where consistent auditory cues can..

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