If you grew up around horses—or even just took a few riding lessons—you probably learned that ear position is a big clue to ...

HORSES have their own “language” with more than 800 facial expressions, scientists have found. Researchers set out to unravel ...

Researcher Jennifer Wathan (CORR), a PhD student, said: ‘Our study is the first to examine a potential cue to attention that humans do not have: the ears. Body language: When a horse is ...

A new study revealed that a horse’s large, highly mobile ears can help tell another horse ... on traits that humans also have, such as body language. (Watch a video that explores the minds ...

However when the ears of the horse in the photo were covered up ... ears play when horses have to understand each other’s body language. Researcher Jennifer Wathan, a PhD student, said ...

Over time, we’ve learned how to read the body language of horses – from understanding whether the movement of its ears, head, legs and tail mean its relaxed, anxious, angry or alert.

and their most visible correspondence is a sign language of ears. Horses can flip and flick their ears 180 degrees. Ears pricked forward is a horse’s smile. Tipped back can mean boredom or ...

“Get in the animal’s ear; take control with your gestures. You have to yell.” One jockey said he was afraid he might scare a competitor’s horse and that its rider might complain.

Most humans can't wiggle their ears on purpose, but in many animals -- cats, dogs and horses, to name a few -- that muscle control is an important trait. The movement allows our furry ...

Researcher Jennifer Wathan (CORR), a PhD student, said: ‘Our study is the first to examine a potential cue to attention that humans do not have: the ears. Body language: When a horse is ...