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Horses’ behaviour is influenced by the smell of human fear, reveals new research. Mares and stallions exposed to the scent exhibited higher levels of fearful behaviour themselves – and were less ...

Horses can smell fear in humans, scientists have found in a discovery that suggests emotions are contagious between both species. The researchers predict their new findings will affect riders and ...

Olfaction is the sense most widely used by animals to communicate. Although this sense has been studied mainly in the context of reproduction within a species, its broader role remains largely unknown ...

Horses can detect fear in humans by smell, becoming more likely to startle and more wary of people who are scared, a new study has found. Researchers collected samples of odor compounds from the ...

I grew up around horses, so I know they can be brave, powerful, and graceful animals one minute and deeply offended by a suspicious object the next. A horse can handle a whole job, cross rough ground, ...

The researchers predict their new findings will affect riders and trainers as well as anyone else who works with horses, warning that humans should be aware of the emotional impact they can have, as ...

Humans have long believed horses can “smell fear”. Nervous riders are often told to “relax, or the horse will feel it”. Until recently, though, there was little scientific evidence to show whether ...