Understanding the Horse-Human Interaction

Here's what researchers know about how horses perceive humans and what humans can do to better understand their horses.
Horse’s are able to understand their handlers’ facial expressions and vocal tones. | iStock

In this episode, Tanja Bornmann, owner of Academic Equitation, in Canada, explains what researchers know about how horses perceive humans and what people can do to better understand their horses. She describes how horses react to specific human facial expressions and vocal tones, whether horses can demonstrate preferences in their life and work, and common misconceptions regarding the horse-human interaction.

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