New research shows horses can detect human fear through smell, subtly shaping their behavior during training and everyday ...

Horses can smell your fear. If you are experiencing this emotion while standing near a horse, they will be able to detect it ...

The horses showed distinct behavioural and physiological changes when exposed to fear-related odours through the cotton pads, ...

Horses that were presented with cotton pads soaked in a scared human’s sweat showed more signs of fear themselves ...

An anxious horse trying his best. Source: Violeta Pencheva/Unsplash Having prey brains, horses are ruled primarily by fear. External stimulation enters their brain via one of the senses and is ...

Horses can sniff out fear in humans, according to a new study published Wednesday in the journal PLOS One. The study used cotton pads placed in human participants’ armpits to collect odor samples ...

Initially, I was excited when my youngest child asked to take horseback riding lessons because I love being around barns and horses. My hesitation came when I thought about how the horses were very ...