Smell - also known as olfaction - is the sense most widely used by animals to communicate, and horses are no exception. The ...

Horses detect human fear through smell alone and exhibit fearful behavior through emotional contagion mechanism.

Frontal-facing eyes are a hallmark of predator species. Source: Nesrin Ozturk/Pexels One of the most controversial aspects of my work exploring the relationship between horse and human brains is the ...

Horses can smell your fear. If you are experiencing this emotion while standing near a horse, they will be able to detect it through your scent alone, which changes their behavior and physiology. That ...

New research shows that horses can be just as meaningful objects of affection for humans as other pets or close human beings. The way people get attached to their horse can now also be reliably ...

The Corolla Wild Horse Fund recently had to relocate one of its horses on the Outer Banks due to it becoming aggressive toward humans, as experts said too many people were feeding the animal.