Eyesight (vision) is the most important sense for your horse. For a prey animal, the constant, vigilant monitoring of the surrounding environment is crucial for survival. Horses are very sensitive to motion and will usually react by trying to get as far away as possible from whatever suddenly entered their …
It’s a common misconception that horses have a thick hide (almost like an elephant), when, in fact, horses have very sensitive skin. Yes, it’s thicker than human skin but it is also loaded with nerve endings. Horses can feel a tiny little fly landing on them and then shake the …
Your horse has excellent hearing and continuously swivels his ears towards different noises in the environment. He has a large field of vision and doesn’t need to turn his head in order to see things around him (like we do). By paying attention to which way the ears are pointing, …
An idea begins to form in your mind: there’s something off with your horse. You can’t say where exactly this hunch is coming from because your horse isn’t thrashing or wriggling in pain. A quick once over doesn’t turn up anything obviously wrong. But you’re sure that everything isn’t as …
