Reactions to facial expressions
When horses see our feelings
The subtle perception of horses
Horse facts - are you happy?
Horses are able to recognise and interpret our facial expressions. In an experiment, horses were shown pictures of a person they did not recognise.
Once with a smiling face, once with an angry expression. The stress level of the test horses increased significantly when the angry facial expression was shown.
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