What Smells Do Horses Love?

Maybe you have a favorite scent that helps you relax: something like eucalyptus, or lilac, or jasmine, or cinnamon. Well, according to a recent study, horses do as well β€” and it’s lavender. What scents attract horses? β€œIn some feed flavor studies, anise was a favorite of horses. Anise is Read more…

Is Horse Riding Abusive?

Horse riding is not cruel if it is done or supervised by an experienced rider who puts the horse’s needs first. There are many aspects to making sure riding remains cruelty-free for horses and it takes several years to develop a correct approach. Is riding a horse cruel? Is it Read more…

What Are Horses Good At?

Another example of their keen intelligence is how quickly and incredibly trainable they are. The training of horses for dressage, jumping, vaulting, racing and other equestrian activities is astounding. To witness any of these activities makes us quickly realize what great athletes these animals are. What are horse good for? Read more…

Can Horses Smell Blood?

Wild equidae can smell the blood of freshly dead animals up to two miles away. Your horse’s sense of smell, as in most animals, has far more important and wide ranging roles than yours, including… Does the smell of blood bother horses? Smell of blood and game carcass Some horses Read more…

What Do Horses Sense From Humans?

“What we’ve found is that horses can not only read human facial expressions but they can also remember a person’s previous emotional state when they meet them later that day – and, crucially, that they adapt their behaviour accordingly,” says psychologist Karen McComb. Can horses sense how you feel? According Read more…