Still Waters Posted May 16, 2012 #1 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Horses can recognise the sound of their owner's voice - and the voices of other people.A new University of Sussex study published today shows that domestic horses use a sophisticated cognitive system to identify individuals of species other than their own. A previous study by the university demonstrated that horses have the ability to combine auditory and visual information to recognise each other. But in the latest study, published by the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, Drs Leanne Proops and Karen McComb have been able to show that horses also employ this system for distinguishing between the different humans they know. http://www.dailymail...ans-voices.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ouija ouija Posted May 16, 2012 #2 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Everybody who has anything to do with horses knows this already! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda124 Posted May 17, 2012 #3 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Can't dogs do that too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowlark Posted May 18, 2012 #4 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Everybody who has anything to do with horses knows this already! Exactly what I was going to say. My mare won't stop doing whatever she's doing when anyone other than myself calls her. You can see her ears flicking so you know she hears you, but she'll ignore you. As soon as I call her name, up comes her head, she looks over and finds me, and starts walking over. Comes in very handy when she's at the far end of the pasture - I just have to call loud enough for her to hear and she'll come to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bendy Demon Posted May 18, 2012 #5 Share Posted May 18, 2012 What's so unusual about this? I thought this was one of the methods animals like horses use to recognize their humans as well as others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alibongo Posted June 9, 2013 #6 Share Posted June 9, 2013 (edited) Horse are very like domestic dogs in that they rely on and then trust their owners. Most of the horses in our stables are hard to "catch", but their owners have no trouble attaching a head collar, their horses just trot over and wait for it.Of course, their owners have the time to give the extra bit of care and grooming (there are large areas of their bodies they find hard to reach, so brushing and scratching is welcome), and food treats. But most of it is possibly just the time and attention. Edited June 9, 2013 by alibongo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Render Posted June 10, 2013 #7 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Cats can do it, dogs can do it, horses can do it ... im willing to bet every animal does this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beckys_Mom Posted June 10, 2013 #8 Share Posted June 10, 2013 (edited) Our old dog was able to do it no problem.. Not only that, but with all the cars coming back and forth into the street, he could tell which car was ours driving up to the house.. Birds can do it, Bees can do it....even educated fleas can do it.. lol Edited June 10, 2013 by Beckys_Mom 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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