This message is from: "Mary Ofjord"
I also read this article. Perhaps the horses felt the timid humans were of
lesser hierarchy in the herd dynamics and thus felt less intimidated by
them. Just a thought.
Mary O.
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From: "Melinda Schumacher"
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Sent: Monday, July 30, 2012 7:29 PM
Subject: Re: Study Finds Horse More Relaxed around Nervous Humans
This message is from: Melinda Schumacher
Standing amidst horse(s) blindfolded would make me very nervous indeed!
Perhaps the horses recognized that sightless humans can't possibly be much
of a threat to their wellbeing! Granted it would be a stretch to conclude
that horses would know the impact of a blindfold (as we do)however,
prey animals are characterized by their keen sight with two eyes (at the
front of the head) establishing depth perception. Whatever mirror neurons
or other neurological sense the horses employ to assess another being's
intent or level of threat, my guess is that the blindfold skews the data
because it adds another variable.
Melinda
On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 7:29 PM, Steve McIlree
wrote:
This message is from: Steve McIlree
Here is what I believe is quite and interesting study:
http://goo.gl/JqK4O
.
There is obviously no definitive conclusions drawn here, but as
preliminary
research I think it is worth further investigation.
--
Steve
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